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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.”
Warren Buffett · widely attributed
“Someone's sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago.”
Warren Buffett · widely attributed
“Games are won by players who focus on the playing field, not by those whose eyes are glued to the scoreboard.”
Warren Buffett · widely attributed
“Success in investing doesn't correlate with IQ. What you need is the temperament to control the urges that get other people into trouble.”
Warren Buffett · widely attributed
“Only when the tide goes out do you discover who's been swimming naked.”
Warren Buffett · widely attributed
“In the business world, the rearview mirror is always clearer than the windshield.”
Warren Buffett · widely attributed
“Price is what you pay. Value is what you get.”
Warren Buffett · widely attributed
“It's far better to buy a wonderful company at a fair price than a fair company at a wonderful price.”
Warren Buffett · widely attributed
“Be fearful when others are greedy and greedy when others are fearful.”
Warren Buffett · widely attributed
“The most common cause of low prices is pessimism.”
Warren Buffett · widely attributed
“Our favorite holding period is forever.”
Warren Buffett · Berkshire Hathaway shareholder letter, 1988
“If you aren't willing to own a stock for ten years, don't even think about owning it for ten minutes.”
Warren Buffett · widely attributed
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