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We need to throw the resources at this that are necessary. But like I say, we are not spending money. I mean, if we buy these assets intelligently, the United States Treasury will make money. I mean, it's borrowing money. It's just a few percent a year.

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Government can't deliver a free lunch to the country as a whole. It can, however, determine who pays for lunch. And last week the Senate handed the bill to the wrong party... the poor and middle class.

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The greater the potential for reward in the value portfolio, the less risk there is.

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If I knew where I was going to want to live the next five or 10 years I would buy a home and I'd finance it with a 30-year mortgage... It's a terrific deal.

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In other words, the percentage change in book value in any given year is likely to be reasonably close to that year's change in intrinsic value.

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You need a lot of curiosity for a long, long time.

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If I were the treasury secretary or head of the Fed, you know, I would try to scare the hell the out of the private sector and say, you better save this because you're going down with the ship.

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I put heavy weight on certainty. It's not risky to buy securities at a fraction of what they're worth.

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When it's raining gold, reach for a bucket, not a thimble.

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Never invest in a business you can't understand

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Does management resist the institutional imperative?

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The critical investment factor is determining the intrinsic value of a business and paying a fair or bargain price.

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The reaction of weak management to weak operations is often weak accounting.

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I have no use whatsoever for projections or forecasts. They create an illusion of apparent precision. The more meticulous they are, the more concerned you should be. We never look at projections, but we care very much about, and look very deeply at, track records. If a company has a lousy track record, but a very bright future, we will miss the opportunity.

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Investing is simple, but not easy.

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I think I could make you fifty percent a year on one million dollars. No, I know I could. I guarantee that.

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Investors should remember that excitement and expenses are their enemies. And if they insist on trying to time their participation in equities, they should try to be fearful when others are greedy and greedy only when others are fearful.

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I think that trying to invest through 535 people is a tough job, you know, and so I would give more latitude.

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You really don't need leverage in this world much. If you're smart, you're going to make a lot of money without borrowing. I've never borrowed a significant amount of money in my life. Never. Never will. I've got no interest in it.

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I always knew I was going to be rich. I don't think I ever doubted it for a minute.

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