American - Businessman | August 30, 1930 -
We believe that according the name 'investors' to institutions that trade actively is like calling someone who repeatedly engages in one-night stands a 'romantic.'
Warren Buffett
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I think the most important factor in getting out of the recession actually is just the regenerative capacity of - of American capitalism.
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The only time to buy these is on a day with no 'y' in it.
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We've used up a lot of bullets. And we talk about stimulus. But the truth is, we're running a federal deficit that's 9 percent of GDP. That is stimulative as all get out. It's more stimulative than any policy we've followed since World War II.
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If past history was all there was to the game, the richest people would be librarians.
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There are 309 million people out there that are trying to improve their lot in life. And we've got a system that allows them to do it.
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You have no ability, if you're a financial institution and you're threatened with criminal prosecution, you have no ability to negotiate.
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I would say the most satisfying thing actually is watching my three children each pick up on their own interests and work many more hours per week than most people that have jobs at trying to intelligently give away that money in fields that they particularly care about.
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I sent one e-mail in my life. I sent it to Jeff Raikes at Microsoft, and it ended up in court in Minneapolis, so I am one for one.
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Americans are in a cycle of fear which leads to people not wanting to spend and not wanting to make investments, and that leads to more fear. We'll break out of it. It takes time.
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Let blockheads read what blockheads wrote.
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Wide diversification is only required when investors do not understand what they are doing.
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