Voices
Warren Buffett
Chairman and chief executive of Berkshire Hathaway, and the best-known practitioner of the value approach he learned from Benjamin Graham.
Investor · Berkshire Hathaway12 lines
“No matter how great the talent or efforts, some things just take time. You can't produce a baby in one month by getting nine women pregnant.”
“Someone's sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago.”
“Games are won by players who focus on the playing field, not by those whose eyes are glued to the scoreboard.”
“Success in investing doesn't correlate with IQ. What you need is the temperament to control the urges that get other people into trouble.”
“Price is what you pay. Value is what you get.”
“It's far better to buy a wonderful company at a fair price than a fair company at a wonderful price.”
“Be fearful when others are greedy and greedy when others are fearful.”
“The most common cause of low prices is pessimism.”
“Our favorite holding period is forever.”
“If you aren't willing to own a stock for ten years, don't even think about owning it for ten minutes.”