Warren Buffett Quotes

A collection of quotes by Warren Buffett.

Warren Buffett, born on August 30, 1930, in Omaha, Nebraska, is an American business magnate, investor, and philanthropist. He is widely considered one of the most successful investors in the world and has built his fortune primarily through his company, Berkshire Hathaway.

Buffett developed an interest in investing at a young age and started investing in stocks during his teenage years. After completing his studies, he worked as an investment salesman and eventually started his own investment partnership in 1956.

In the late 1960s, Buffett began acquiring stock in Berkshire Hathaway, a textile manufacturing firm. Over time, he shifted the focus of the company towards investments and used it as a holding company for various businesses. Under Buffett's leadership, Berkshire Hathaway expanded its portfolio and became an influential conglomerate with holdings in industries like insurance, finance, transportation, and consumer goods.

Dubbed the "Oracle of Omaha," Buffett is known for his long-term investment strategies and value investing principles. He emphasizes the importance of thorough research, patience, and a buy-and-hold mentality when it comes to stock investing. Despite his immense wealth, Buffett is known for his frugal lifestyle and commitment to philanthropy, pledging to give away the majority of his wealth to charitable causes.

Warren Buffett's investment expertise and his straightforward, down-to-earth approach have made him a revered figure in the business world, with many aspiring investors looking up to him for advice and wisdom.

It's better to hang out with people better than you. Pick ou

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.

Only when the tide goes out do you discover who's been swimm

Only when the tide goes out do you discover who's been swimming naked.

It's never paid to bet against America. We come through thin

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

If you're emotional about investment, you're not going to do

If you're emotional about investment, you're not going to do well. You may have all these feelings about the stock. The stock has no feelings about you.

It's a very strange thing, love. You can't get rid of it. If

It's a very strange thing, love. You can't get rid of it. If you try to give it out, you get more back. If you try to hang onto it, you lose it.

The biggest thing in making money is time. You don't have to

The biggest thing in making money is time. You don't have to be particularly smart, you just have to be patient.

Rule No. 1: Never lose money; rule No. 2: Donâ€™t forget rul

Rule No. 1: Never lose money; rule No. 2: Donâ€™t forget rule No. 1.

You do things when the opportunities come along. I've had pe

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 d--n thing.

Shortly after I met Bill Gates, Bill's dad asked each of us

Shortly after I met Bill Gates, Bill's dad asked each of us to write down on a piece of paper one word that would best describe what had helped us the most. Bill and I, without any collaboration at all, each wrote the word "focus.

If you get to my age in life and nobody thinks well of you,

If you get to my age in life and nobody thinks well of you, I don't care how big your bank account is, your life is a disaster.

Life Care Disaster Account

Unconditional Love Is Huge In This World.

Unconditional Love Is Huge In This World.

Love Unconditional Love

Basically, when you get to my age, you'll really measure you

Basically, when you get to my age, you'll really measure your success in life by how many of the people you want to have love you actually do love you.

Life Success Love Measure Actually Basically

The only way to get love is to be lovable. It's very irritat

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.

Money Work Love Dollars Irritating Lovable Million

I sent one e-mail in my life. I sent it to Jeff Raikes at Mi

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.

Life Court Microsoft Minneapolis

...not doing what we love in the name of greed is very poor

...not doing what we love in the name of greed is very poor management of our lives.

Life Management Inpirational Businees

The best place to learn ethics is in the home.

The best place to learn ethics is in the home.

Ethics

Time is the friend of the wonderful company, the enemy of th

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

Time

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

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

Funny

Read 500 pages like this every day. That's how knowledge wo

Read 500 pages like this every day. That's how knowledge works. It builds up, like compound interest. All of you can do it, but I guarantee not many of you will do it.

We've used up a lot of bullets. And we talk about stimulus.

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.

Truth War