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A pin lies in wait for every bubble. And when the two eventually meet, a new wave of investors learns some very old lessons: First, many in Wall Street (a community in which quality control is not prized) will sell investors anything they will buy. Second, speculation is most dangerous when it looks easiest.

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I don't like what's going on with the executive compensation.

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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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Energy deregulation will be the largest transfer of wealth in history.

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An IPO is like a negotiated transaction - the seller chooses when to come public - and it's unlikely to be a time that's favourable to you.

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You have hedge funds and people like that buying these assets to yield 15 or 20 percent, I mean, that's the buyer for these people that are trying to unload them.

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The best investment you can make, is an investment in yourself... The more you learn, the more you'll earn.

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Investment philosophy is the clear understanding that by owning shares of stocks he owns businesses, not pieces of paper.

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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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Stop trying to predict the direction of the stock market, the economy or elections.

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Banking is very good business if you don't do anything dumb.

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Failure comes from ego, greed, envy, fear, imitation. I have success not because I am smart, but because I am rational.

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... it's important to have the right monetary policy. It's important for, to have the right fiscal policy. But it's nowhere near as important as just the normal regenerative capacity of American capitalism.

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We do not view the company itself as the ultimate owner of our business assets but instead view the company as a conduit through which our shareholders own assets.

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The important thing is to keep playing, to play against weak opponents and to play for big stakes.

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The best asset is your own self. You can become to an enormous degree the person you want to be

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In our view, derivatives are financial weapons of mass destruction carrying dangers that, while latent, are potentially lethal.

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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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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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How do you beat Bobby Fischer? You play him at any game but chess. I try to stay in games where I have an edge.

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