| It is more important to say "no" to an opportunity, than to say "yes". |
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- Warren Buffet |
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| I always knew I was going to be rich. I don't think I ever doubted it for a minute. |
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- Warren Buffet |
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| (When speaking of managers and executive compensation) The .350 hitter expects, and also deserves, a big payoff for his performance - even if he plays for a cellar-dwelling team. And a .150 hitter should get no reward - even if he plays for a pennant winner. |
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- Warren Buffet |
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| In the business world, the rearview mirror is always clearer than the windshield. |
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- Warren Buffet |
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| It is not necessary to do extraordinary things to get extraordinary results. |
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- Warren Buffet |
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| Somebody once said that in looking for people to hire, you look for three qualities: integrity, intelligence, and energy. And if they don't have the first, the other two will kill you. You think about it; it's true. If you hire somebody without the first, you really want them to be dumb and lazy. |
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- Warren Buffet |
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| The business schools reward difficult complex behavior more than simple behavior, but simple behavior is more effective. |
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- Warren Buffet |
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| Your premium brand had better be delivering something special, or it's not going to get the business. |
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- Warren Buffet |
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| I buy expensive suits. They just look cheap on me. |
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- Warren Buffet |
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| The smarter the journalists are, the better off society is. For to a degree, people read the press to inform themselves-and the better the teacher, the better the student body. |
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- Warren Buffet |
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| It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to lose it. |
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- Warren Buffet |
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| Chains of habit are too light to be felt until they are too heavy to be broken. |
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- Warren Buffet |
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| Rule No. 1: Never lose money. Rule No.2: Never forget rule No. 1. |
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- Warren Buffet |
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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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- Warren Buffet |
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| 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. |
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- Warren Buffet |
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| You only have to do a very few things right in your life so long as you don't do too many things wrong. |
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- Warren Buffet |
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| Risk can be greatly reduced by concentrating on only a few holdings. |
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- Warren Buffet |
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| Risk comes from not knowing what you're doing. |
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- Warren Buffet |
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| "Turn-arounds" seldom turn. |
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- Warren Buffet |
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| Accounting consequences do not influence our operating or capital-allocation decisions. When acquisition costs are similar, we much prefer to purchase $2 of earnings that is not reportable by us under standard accounting principles than to purchase $1 of earnings that is reportable. |
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- Warren Buffet |
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