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The patient that's on the floor with the cardiac arrest is not Wall Street. It's the American economy.

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Of one thing be certain: if a CEO is enthused about a particularly foolish acquisition, both his internal staff and his outside advisors will come up with whatever projections are needed to justify his stance. Only in fairy tales are emperors told that they are naked.

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If you buy the things you don't need, you will soon be selling the things that you need.

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With enough insider information and a million dollars, you can go broke in a year.

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Charlie [Munger] and I are not big fans of resumes. Instead, we focus on brains, passion and integrity.

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My idea of a group decision is to look in the mirror.

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I never try to predict the market.

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I think confidence will come back.

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The only time to buy these is on a day with no 'y' in it.

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If this is a war, my side has the nuclear bomb. We have K Street. We have Wall Street. Debbie doesn't have anybody. I want a government that is responsive to the people who got the short straw in life.

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If you can't communicate and talk to other people and get across your ideas, you're giving up your potential.

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

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I certainly do believe anyone engaged in the management of money should have a standard of measurement, and that both he and the party whose money is managed should have a clear understanding why it is the appropriate standard, what time period should be utilized, etc.

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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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You ought to be able to explain why you’re taking the job you’re taking, why you’re making the investment you’re making, or whatever it may be. And if it can’t stand applying pencil to paper, you’d better think it through some more. And if you can’t write an intelligent answer to those questions, don’t do it.

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What we learn from history is that people don't learn from history.

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I am not worried about the country. I'm just worried about anything that gums up the potential of the country. And right now, it's pretty gummed up.

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Traditional wisdom is long on tradition and short on wisdom.

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The ideal business is one that earns very high returns on capital and that keeps using lots of capital at those high returns. That becomes a compounding machine.

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

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