Warren Buffett Quotes, Practice Quotes, Long Quotes

I make no effort to predict the course of general business or the stock market. Period. However, currently there are practices snowballing in the security markets and business world which, while devoid of short term predictive value, bother me as to possible long term consequences.

4 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Warren Buffett Quotes , Practice Quotes , Long Quotes

In the financial markets I find it easy to predict what will happen and very difficult to predict when it will happen. I think that things were clear during the bubble as to what would happen eventually.

4 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Warren Buffett Quotes , Thinking Quotes , Financial Quotes

When 40 billion of treasury bills are sold like, seven day treasury bills, at a yield of 1/20th of one percent, that means the whole country is basically at the point virtually, or a lot of the country is at the point of putting the money under the mattress.

4 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Warren Buffett Quotes , Country Quotes , Mean Quotes

In the long run managements stressing accounting appearance over economic substance usually achieve little of either.

4 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Warren Buffett Quotes , Running Quotes , Business Quotes

Either they're trying to con you or they're trying to con themselves.

4 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Warren Buffett Quotes

Forecasts may tell you a great deal about the forecaster; they tell you nothing about the future.

4 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Warren Buffett Quotes , Investing Quotes , May Quotes

Emotional makeup is more important than technical skill

4 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Warren Buffett Quotes , Makeup Quotes , Emotional Quotes

I've seen more people fail because of liquor and leverage -- leverage being borrowed money. 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.

4 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Warren Buffett Quotes , Smart Quotes , Investing Money Quotes

The American worker is more productive than he's ever been.

4 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Warren Buffett Quotes , Workers Quotes , American Workers Quotes

There is seldom just one cockroach in the kitchen. You know, you turn on the light and, all of sudden, they all start scurrying around.

4 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Warren Buffett Quotes , Light Quotes , Kitchen Quotes

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

4 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Warren Buffett Quotes , World Quotes

Never get too hung up on mistakes.

4 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Warren Buffett Quotes , Mistake Quotes

Investors have to remember: corporate profits are going up, but stocks are going up faster. How can that continue indefinitely? Investors can only earn what companies themselves can earn; the government or the markets themselves don't kick anything in. How can you get anything more out of a farm than what it grows?

4 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Warren Buffett Quotes , Government Quotes , Remember Quotes

Take the probability of loss times the amount of possible loss from the probability of gain times the amount of possible gain. That is what we're trying to do. It's imperfect, but that's what it's all about.

4 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Warren Buffett Quotes , Loss Quotes , Trying Quotes

The rest of the world really likes our stuff pretty well. It's just we buy so damn much of what they produce.

4 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Warren Buffett Quotes , World Quotes , Stuff Quotes

That which is not worth doing at all is not worth doing well.

4 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Warren Buffett Quotes

Tell me your heroes and I'll tell you how your life will end up

4 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Warren Buffett Quotes , Sports Quotes , Hero Quotes

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

4 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Warren Buffett Quotes , Investing Quotes , Paper Quotes

Investors should remember that excitement and expenses are their enemies.

4 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Warren Buffett Quotes , Investing Money Quotes , Investment Success Quotes

Investing is the greatest business in the world because you never have to swing. You stand at the plate; the pitcher throws you General Motors at 47! U.S. Steel at 39! And nobody calls a strike on you. There's no penalty except opportunity. All day you wait for the pitch you like; then, when the fielders are asleep, you step up and hit it.

4 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Warren Buffett Quotes , Opportunity Quotes , Swings Quotes