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Famous Warren Buffett Quotes
“We have long felt that the only value of stock forecasters is to make fortune-tellers look good.”
“I really like my life. I've arranged my life so that I can do what I want.”
“If you don't feel comfortable owning something for 10 years, then don't own it for 10 minutes.”
“A very rich person should leave his kids enough to do anything, but not enough to do nothing.”
“It's class warfare, my class is winning, but they shouldn't be.”
“Stop trying to predict the direction of the stock market, the economy or elections.”
“Investing is laying out money now to get more money back in the future.”
“Buy companies with strong histories of profitability and with a dominant business franchise.”
“Money is not everything. Make sure you earn a lot before speaking such nonsense.”
“Diversification may preserve wealth, but concentration builds wealth.”
“Risk can be greatly reduced by concentrating on only a few holdings.”
“Focus on your customers and lead your people as though their lives depend on your success.”
“Only when you combine sound intellect with emotional discipline do you get rational behavior.”
“Never depend on single income. Make investment to create a second source.”
“We will reject interesting opportunities rather than over-leverage our balance sheet.”
“The important thing is to keep playing, to play against weak opponents and to play for big stakes.”
“I don't read economic forecasts. I don't read the funny papers.”
“We will only do with your money what we would do with our own.”
“An investor needs to do very few things right as long as he or she avoids big mistakes.”