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At Berkshire, I both initiate and monitor every derivatives contract on our books ... If Berkshire ever gets in trouble, it will be my fault. It will not be because of the misjudgments made by a risk committee or chief risk officer.

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In fact, in my adult lifetime, I don't think I've ever seen people as fearful economically as they are right now.

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Investors... can't pick stocks that are better than average. Stocks are a good thing to own over time. There's only two things you can do wrong: You can buy the wrong ones, and you can buy or sell them at the wrong time. And the truth is you never need to sell them.

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I want to be able to explain my mistakes. This means I do only the things I completely understand.

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Getting fired can produce a particularly bountiful payday for a CEO. Indeed, he can 'earn' more in that single day, while cleaning out his desk, than an American worker earns in a lifetime of cleaning toilets. Forget the old maxim about nothing succeeding like success: Today, in the executive suite, the all-too-prevalent rule is that nothing succeeds like failure.

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You don't ever ask a barber whether you need a haircut.

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It's easier to create money than to spend it.

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I'm the luckiest guy in the world in terms of what I do for a living. No one can tell me to do things I don't believe in or things I think are stupid.

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Focus on your customers and lead your people as though their lives depend on your success.

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Consciously paying more for a stock than its calculated value - in the hope that it can soon be sold for a still-higher price - should be labelled speculation

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The dumbest reason in the world to buy a stock is because it's going up.

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I really like my life. I've arranged my life so that I can do what I want.

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We will prosper or suffer in controlled investments in relation to the operating performances of our businesses - we will not attempt to profit by playing various games in the securities markets.

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Money will not change how healthy you are or how many people love you.

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We've used derivatives for many, many years. I don't think derivatives are evil, per se, I think they are dangerous.

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Gold has two significant shortcomings, being neither of much use nor procreative.

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If you gave me $100 billion and said take away the soft drink leadership of Coca-Cola in the world, I'd give it back to you and say it can't be done.

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Observing that the market was FREQUENTLY efficient, EMT Adherents went on to conclude incorrectly that it was ALWAYS efficient. The difference between these propositions is night and day.

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We can afford to lose money - even a lot of money. But we can't afford to lose reputation - even a shred of reputation.

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You don't need to be an expert in order to achieve satisfactory investment returns. But if you aren't, you must recognize your limitations and follow a course certain to work reasonably well. Keep things simple and don't swing for the fences.

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