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We don't get paid for being busy, we get paid for being right.

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Investing is not as tough as being a top-notch bridge player. All it takes is the ability to see things as they really are.

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Never lie under any circumstances.

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As far as you are concerned, the stock market does not exist. Ignore it.

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We always see shifts in employment. If you think about it, if you go back to 1800, it took 80 percent of the labor force to produce enough food for the country. Now it takes less than 3 percent. Well, the truth is that market systems move people around.

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I did not think I would see the day when, you know, an AIG would not be able to have its checks clear.

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If you knew what was going to happen in the economy, you still wouldn't necessarily know what was going to happen in the stock market.

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

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When a management with a reputation for brilliance tackles a business with a reputation for bad economics, it is the reputation of the business that remains intact.

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It's not debt per say that overwhelms an individual corporation or country. Rather it is a continuous increase in debt in relation to income that causes trouble.

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We make investment decisions based on our evaluation of the most profitable combination of probabilities.

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Never depend on single income. Make investment to create a second source.

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In an inflationary world, a toll bridge (like company) would be a great thing to own because you've laid out the capital costs. You built it in old dollars and you don't have to keep replacing it.

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When asked how he became so successful in investing, Buffett answered: 'we read hundreds and hundreds of annual reports every year.

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One of the ironies of the stock market is the emphasis on activity. Brokers, using terms such as 'marketability' and 'liquidity,' sing the praises of companies with high share turnover... but investors should understand that what is good for the croupier is not good for the customer. A hyperactive stock market is the pick pocket of enterprise.

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

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I know the country works extremely well. You know, but when it isn't clogged up.

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When you get to my age, you’ll measure your success in life by how many of the people you want to have love you actually do love you. That’s the ultimate test of how you’ve lived your life.

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If, when making a stock investment, you're not considering holding it at least ten years, don't waste more than ten minutes considering it.

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If you are a professional and have confidence, then I would advocate lots of concentration.

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