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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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" We always live in an uncertain world. What is certain is that the United States will go forward over time. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" If a business does well, the stock eventually follows. "

" A public-opinion poll is no substitute for thought. "

" The investor of today does not profit from yesterday's growth. "

" 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.' "

" 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. "

" If past history was all there was to the game, the richest people would be librarians. "

" Derivatives are financial weapons of mass destruction. "

" We simply attempt to be fearful when others are greedy and to be greedy only when others are fearful. "

" Rule No.1: Never lose money. Rule No.2: Never forget rule No.1. "

" I buy expensive suits. They just look cheap on me. "

" It's never paid to bet against America. We come through things, but its not always a smooth ride. "

" 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. "

" The first rule is not to lose. The second rule is not to forget the first rule. "

" The only way to get love is to be lovable. It's very irritating if you have a lot of money. You'd like to think you could write a check: 'I'll buy a million dollars' worth of love.' But it doesn't work that way. The more you give love away, the more you get. "

" 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. "

" When you combine ignorance and leverage, you get some pretty interesting results. "

" Time is the friend of the wonderful company, the enemy of the mediocre. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I don't look to jump over 7-foot bars: I look around for 1-foot bars that I can step over. "

" Of the billionaires I have known, money just brings out the basic traits in them. If they were jerks before they had money, they are simply jerks with a billion dollars. "

" I think the most important factor in getting out of the recession actually is just the regenerative capacity of - of American capitalism. "

" 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. "

" Why not invest your assets in the companies you really like? As Mae West said, 'Too much of a good thing can be wonderful'. "

" 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. "

" Risk comes from not knowing what you're doing. "