Warren Buffett

To be successful, you should concentrate on the world of companies, not arcane accounting mathematics.

Warren Buffett

Today people who hold cash equivalents feel comfortable. They shouldn’t. They have opted for a terrible long-term asset, one that pays virtually nothing and is certain to depreciate in value.

Warren Buffett

Too often, a vast collection of possessions ends up possessing its owner. The asset I most value, aside from health, is interesting, diverse, and long-standing friends.

Warren Buffett

Traditional wisdom is long on tradition and short on wisdom.

Warren Buffett

Wall Street is the only place that people ride to in a Rolls Royce to get advice from those who take the subway.

Warren Buffett

Wall Street makes its money on activity. You make your money on inactivity.

Warren Buffett

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

Warren Buffett

We always see shifts in employment. If you think about it, if you go back to 1800, it took 80 percent of the labor force to produce enough food for the country. Now it takes less than 3 percent. Well, the truth is that market systems move people around.

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

We can afford to lose money – even a lot of money. But we can’t afford to lose reputation – even a shred of reputation.

Warren Buffett