"Basically, when you get to my age, you'll really measure your success in life by how many of the people you want to have love you actually do love you."
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Quotes by Warren Buffett
Warren Edward Buffett, born August 30, 1930, is a renowned American businessman, investor, and philanthropist, best known as the chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, a diversified holding company. As of December 2023, he is the seventh-richest person in the world with a net worth of $120 billion. A native of Omaha, Nebraska, Buffett displayed an early interest in business and investing, influenced by his father, Howard Buffett, a US congressman and businessman. He graduated from the University of Nebraska at 19 and furthered his education at Columbia Business School, where he adopted the value investing approach taught by Benjamin Graham. Buffett's business career took off with the formation of Buffett Partnership Ltd. in 1956, which eventually acquired Berkshire Hathaway, solidifying his reputation as a major investor. Known for his financial acumen and philanthropy, Buffett's partnership with Charlie Munger as Berkshire's vice-chairman in 1978 marked a significant milestone in the company's history, contributing to its immense success and Buffett's legacy in the financial world.
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"When a management with a reputation for brilliance tackles a business with a reputation for bad economics, it is the reputation of the business that remains intact."
Warren Buffett"We simply attempt to be fearful when others are greedy and to be greedy only when others are fearful."
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"Someone is sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago."
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"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.'"
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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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"If you get to my age in life and nobody thinks well of you, I don't care how big your bank account is, your life is a disaster."
Warren Buffett"Your premium brand had better be delivering something special, or it's not going to get the business."
Warren Buffett"The business schools reward difficult complex behavior more than simple behavior, but simple behavior is more effective."
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"If past history was all there was to the game, the richest people would be librarians."
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"The only way to get love is to be lovable. It's very irritating if you have a lot of money. You'd like to think you could write a check: 'I'll buy a million dollars' worth of love.' But it doesn't work that way. The more you give love away, the more you get."
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 anyone's guess, though one likely consequence is an onslaught of inflation."
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