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Investors have to remember: corporate profits are going up, but stocks are going up faster. How can that continue indefinitely? Investors can only earn what companies themselves can earn; the government or the markets themselves don't kick anything in. How can you get anything more out of a farm than what it grows?

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I don't read economic forecasts. I don't read the funny papers.

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Never test the depth of river with both the feet.

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You could be somewhere where the mail was delayed three weeks and do just fine investing.

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There is no substitute for a local newspaper that is doing its job.

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There's no use running if you're on the wrong road.

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If you expect to continue to purchase stocks throughout your life, you should welcome price declines as a way to add stocks more cheaply to your portfolio.

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Like I say, I don't think it'll be done perfectly. Maybe we'll end up with a little bit better [economy] system.

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I prefer liquor store robbers with hungry kids to companies that locate offshore to avoid U.S. taxes.

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There’s class warfare, all right, but it’s my class, the rich class, that’s making war, and we’re winning.

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When you build a bridge, you insist that it can carry 30,000 pounds, but you only drive 10,000-pound trucks across it. And that same principle works in investing.

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I do not believe in inheriting your position in society based on which womb you come from... I think a rich person should leave his children enough so they can do anything, but not enough so they can do nothing.

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All but a few of the organizations do not specifically promise to deliver superior investment performance although it is perhaps not unreasonable for the public to draw such an inference from their advertised emphasis on professional management.

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Possessing a powerful worldwide brand is essential for sustained success.

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On his Giving Pledge philanthropy: The way I got the message out was to get a copy of FORBES, look down that 400 list and start making phone calls! Bill and Melinda [Gates] did the same thing. So keep publishing the list so I can milk it.

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I have pledged - to you, the rating agencies and myself - to always run Berkshire with more than ample cash. We never want to count on the kindness of strangers in order to meet tomorrow's obligations. When forced to choose, I will not trade even a night's sleep for the chance of extra profits.

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It is better to point out your own mistakes than have somebody else do it.

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In the business world, the rearview mirror is always clearer than the windshield.

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With each investment you make, you should have the courage and the conviction to place at least ten per cent of your net worth in that stock

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Well, I think the biggest mistake is not learning the habits of saving properly early. Because saving is a habit. And then, trying to get rich quick. It's pretty easy to get well-to-do slowly. But it's not easy to get rich quick.

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