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" The first rule is not to lose. The second rule is not to forget the first rule. "
Warren Buffett
Lose
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" 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. "
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" The best thing I did was to choose the right heroes. "
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" If past history was all there was to the game, the richest people would be librarians. "
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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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" I don't look to jump over 7-foot bars: I look around for 1-foot bars that I can step over. "
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" Time is the friend of the wonderful company, the enemy of the mediocre. "
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" 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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" 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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" We always live in an uncertain world. What is certain is that the United States will go forward over time. "
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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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" We simply attempt to be fearful when others are greedy and to be greedy only when others are fearful. "
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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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" In the business world, the rearview mirror is always clearer than the windshield. "
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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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" 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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" We enjoy the process far more than the proceeds. "
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