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" Beware of geeks bearing formulas. "
Warren Buffett
Formulas
Beware
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" Today people who hold cash equivalents feel comfortable. They shouldn't. They have opted for a terrible long-term asset, one that pays virtually nothing and is certain to depreciate in value. "
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" The business schools reward difficult complex behavior more than simple behavior, but simple behavior is more effective. "
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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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" Rule No.1: Never lose money. Rule No.2: Never forget rule No.1. "
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" Predicting rain doesn't count. Building arks does. "
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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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" If past history was all there was to the game, the richest people would be librarians. "
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" I just think that - when a country needs more income and we do, we're only taking in 15 percent of GDP, I mean, that - that - when a country needs more income, they should get it from the people that have it. "
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" The first rule is not to lose. The second rule is not to forget the first rule. "
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" In the business world, the rearview mirror is always clearer than the windshield. "
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" The big question about how people behave is whether they've got an Inner Scorecard or an Outer Scorecard. It helps if you can be satisfied with an Inner Scorecard. "
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" The only time to buy these is on a day with no 'y' in it. "
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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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" We always live in an uncertain world. What is certain is that the United States will go forward over time. "
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" If anything, taxes for the lower and middle class and maybe even the upper middle class should even probably be cut further. But I think that people at the high end - people like myself - should be paying a lot more in taxes. We have it better than we've ever had it. "
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" Look at market fluctuations as your friend rather than your enemy; profit from folly rather than participate in it. "
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Look
" Our favorite holding period is forever. "
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" 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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" The smarter the journalists are, the better off society is. For to a degree, people read the press to inform themselves - and the better the teacher, the better the student body. "
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Body
People
Teacher
" 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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You
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" Wide diversification is only required when investors do not understand what they are doing. "
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" I am a huge bull on this country. We will not have a double-dip recession at all. I see our businesses coming back almost across the board. "
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" You do things when the opportunities come along. I've had periods in my life when I've had a bundle of ideas come along, and I've had long dry spells. If I get an idea next week, I'll do something. If not, I won't do a damn thing. "
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" Price is what you pay. Value is what you get. "
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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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" 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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" 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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World
" 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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