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" Chains of habit are too light to be felt until they are too heavy to be broken. "
Warren Buffett
Heavy
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" We simply attempt to be fearful when others are greedy and to be greedy only when others are fearful. "
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" Time is the friend of the wonderful company, the enemy of the mediocre. "
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" It's never paid to bet against America. We come through things, but its not always a smooth ride. "
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" Should you find yourself in a chronically leaking boat, energy devoted to changing vessels is likely to be more productive than energy devoted to patching leaks. "
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" A public-opinion poll is no substitute for thought. "
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" Your premium brand had better be delivering something special, or it's not going to get the business. "
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" 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.' "
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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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" 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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" Risk is a part of God's game, alike for men and nations. "
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" It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If you think about that, you'll do things differently. "
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" I am quite serious when I say that I do not believe there are, on the whole earth besides, so many intensified bores as in these United States. No man can form an adequate idea of the real meaning of the word, without coming here. "
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Believe
Earth
" Economic medicine that was previously meted out by the cupful has recently been dispensed by the barrel. These once unthinkable dosages will almost certainly bring on unwelcome after-effects. Their precise nature is anyone's guess, though one likely consequence is an onslaught of inflation. "
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Bring
Will
" 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. "
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Behavior
Better
Direction
" The rich are always going to say that, you know, just give us more money and we'll go out and spend more and then it will all trickle down to the rest of you. But that has not worked the last 10 years, and I hope the American public is catching on. "
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" I bought a company in the mid-'90s called Dexter Shoe and paid $400 million for it. And it went to zero. And I gave about $400 million worth of Berkshire stock, which is probably now worth $400 billion. But I've made lots of dumb decisions. That's part of the game. "
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Game
" If a business does well, the stock eventually follows. "
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" We're still in a recession. We're not gonna be out of it for a while, but we will get out. "
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Will
Get
" 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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Wanting
More
Fear
" 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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My Life
Life
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" In the business world, the rearview mirror is always clearer than the windshield. "
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Always
" Risk comes from not knowing what you're doing. "
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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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" Beware of geeks bearing formulas. "
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" I think that both parties should declare the debt limit as a political weapon of mass destruction which can't be used. I mean, it is silly to have a country that has 237 years building up its reputation and then have people threaten to tear it down because they're not getting some other matter. "
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" In the 20th century, the United States endured two world wars and other traumatic and expensive military conflicts; the Depression; a dozen or so recessions and financial panics; oil shocks; a flu epidemic; and the resignation of a disgraced president. Yet the Dow rose from 66 to 11,497. "
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" Our favorite holding period is forever. "
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" Price is what you pay. Value is what you get. "
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" We enjoy the process far more than the proceeds. "
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