The business schools reward difficult complex behavior more than simple behavior, but simple behavior is more effective.

Quote by Warren Buffett

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It's better to hang out with people better than you. Pick out associates whose behavior...

It's better to hang out with people better than you. Pick out associates whose behavior...

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....

It's far better to buy a wonderful company at a fair price than a fair...

It's far better to buy a wonderful company at a fair price than a fair...

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...

In the business world, the rearview mirror is always clearer than the windshield.

In the business world, the rearview mirror is always clearer than the windshield.

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

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

A public-opinion poll is no substitute for thought.

A public-opinion poll is no substitute for thought.

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...

Our favorite holding period is forever.

Our favorite holding period is forever.

Value is what you get.

Value is what you get.

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...

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.

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...

Only buy something that you'd be perfectly happy to hold if the market shut down...

Only buy something that you'd be perfectly happy to hold if the market shut down...

If a business does well, the stock eventually follows.

If a business does well, the stock eventually follows.

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...

There seems to be some perverse human characteristic that likes to make easy things difficult.

There seems to be some perverse human characteristic that likes to make easy things difficult.

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

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

We enjoy the process far more than the proceeds.

We enjoy the process far more than the proceeds.