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Warren Buffett

Warren Buffett

Legendary investor known for wisdom on money and life

15 Quotes
Warren Buffett
Warren Buffett
Price is what you pay. Value is what you get.
— Berkshire Hathaway Annual Letter 2008
Warren Buffett
Warren Buffett
Forecasts may tell you a great deal about the forecaster; they tell you nothing about the future.
— Fortune Magazine Interview
Warren Buffett
Warren Buffett
It's better to hang out with people better than you. Pick out associates whose behavior is better than yours and you'll drift in that direction.
— Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholder Letter 2004
Warren Buffett
Warren Buffett
Chains of habit are too light to be felt until they are too heavy to be broken
— Quoted in 'The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life' by Alice Schroeder
Warren Buffett
Warren Buffett
If you don't find a way to make money while you sleep, you will work until you die.
— Berkshire Hathaway Annual Meeting 2007
Warren Buffett
Warren Buffett
You only have to do a very few things right in your life so long as you don't do too many things wrong.
— Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholder Letter 1992
Warren Buffett
Warren Buffett
Risk comes from not knowing what you’re doing.
— Berkshire Hathaway Annual Meeting 1996
Warren Buffett
Warren Buffett
The difference between successful people and really successful people is that really successful people say no to almost everything
— Quoted in 'Warren Buffett: The Wisdom of Success' by Janet Lowe
Warren Buffett
Warren Buffett
Only when the tide goes out do you discover who's been swimming naked
— Berkshire Hathaway Annual Letter 2001
Warren Buffett
Warren Buffett
The most important investment you can make is in yourself.
— Forbes Interview
Warren Buffett
Warren Buffett
Our favorite holding period is forever
— Berkshire Hathaway Chairman's Letter 1988
Warren Buffett
Warren Buffett
In the business world, the rearview mirror is always clearer than the windshield
— Berkshire Hathaway Annual Letter 1985
Warren Buffett
Warren Buffett
Someone’s sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago.
— Berkshire Hathaway Annual Meeting 2006
Warren Buffett
Warren Buffett
It’s far better to buy a wonderful company at a fair price than a fair company at a wonderful price.
— Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter 1989
Warren Buffett
Warren Buffett
The stock market is designed to transfer money from the Active to the Patient.
— Berkshire Hathaway Annual Meeting 2014