I never attempt to make money on the stock market. I buy on the assumption that they could close the market the next day and not reopen it for five years.

Quote by Warren Buffett

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A public-opinion poll is no substitute for thought.

A public-opinion poll is no substitute for thought.

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

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

Value is what you get.

Value is what you get.

When a management with a reputation for brilliance tackles a business with a reputation for...

When a management with a reputation for brilliance tackles a business with a reputation for...

You only have to do a very few things right in your life so long...

You only have to do a very few things right in your life so long...

Chains of habit are too light to be felt until they are too heavy to...

Chains of habit are too light to be felt until they are too heavy to...

It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If...

It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If...

Your premium brand had better be delivering something special, or it's not going to get...

You do things when the opportunities come along. I've had periods in my life when...

You do things when the opportunities come along. I've had periods in my life when...

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

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

Of the billionaires I have known, money just brings out the basic traits in them....

Of the billionaires I have known, money just brings out the basic traits in them....

I just think that - when a country needs more income and we do, we're...

I just think that - when a country needs more income and we do, we're...

The Lord blesses you and keeps you; the Lord makes His face shines upon you...

The Lord blesses you and keeps you; the Lord makes His face shines upon you...

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

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

Price is what you pay.Value is what you get.

Price is what you pay.Value is what you get.

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

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

We enjoy the process far more than the proceeds.

We enjoy the process far more than the proceeds.

You know, people talk about this being an uncertain time. You know, all time is...

You know, people talk about this being an uncertain time. You know, all time is...

It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If...

It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If...

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

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