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Warren Buffett

I dont look to jump over 7-foot bars: I look around for 1-foot bars that I can step over. – Warren Buffett

We enjoy the process far more than the proceeds. – Warren Buffett

It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If you think about that, youll do things differently. – Warren Buffett

Risk comes from not knowing what youre doing. – Warren Buffett

A public opinion poll is no substitute for thought. – Warren Buffett

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

Price is what you pay. Value is what you get. – Warren Buffett

Weve used up a lot of bullets. And we talk about stimulus. But the truth is, were running a federal deficit thats 9 percent of GDP. That is stimulative as all get out. Its more stimulative than any policy weve followed since World War II. – Warren Buffett

The only time to buy these is on a day with no y in it. – Warren Buffett

You know, people talk about this being an uncertain time. You know, all time is uncertain. I mean, it was uncertain back in – in 2007, we just didnt know it was uncertain. It was – uncertain on September 10th, 2001. It was uncertain on October 18th, 1987, you just didnt know it. – Warren Buffett

We believe that according the name investors to institutions that trade actively is like calling someone who repeatedly engages in one-night stands a romantic. – Warren Buffett

Economic medicine that was previously meted out by the cupful has recently been dispensed by the barrel. These once unthinkable dosages will almost certainly bring on unwelcome after-effects. Their precise nature is anyones guess, though one likely consequence is an onslaught of inflation. – Warren Buffett

You do things when the opportunities come along. Ive had periods in my life when Ive had a bundle of ideas come along, and Ive had long dry spells. If I get an idea next week, Ill do something. If not, I wont do a damn thing. – Warren Buffett

The rich are always going to say that, you know, just give us more money and well go out and spend more and then it will all trickle down to the rest of you. But that has not worked the last 10 years, and I hope the American public is catching on. – Warren Buffett

Why not invest your assets in the companies you really like? As Mae West said, Too much of a good thing can be wonderful. – Warren Buffett

Risk is a part of Gods game, alike for men and nations. – Warren Buffett

Americans are in a cycle of fear which leads to people not wanting to spend and not wanting to make investments, and that leads to more fear. Well break out of it. It takes time. – Warren Buffett

Your premium brand had better be delivering something special, or its not going to get the business. – Warren Buffett

Time is the friend of the wonderful company, the enemy of the mediocre. – Warren Buffett

We always live in an uncertain world. What is certain is that the United States will go forward over time. – Warren Buffett