Quotes By Warren Buffett

I'm happy when I can spend every day doing the things that I like to do. That's my luxury.

Never do anything in life if you would be ashamed of seeing it printed on the front page of your hometown newspaper for your friends and family to see.

When it's raining gold, reach for a bucket, not a thimble.

It is more important to say "no" to an opportunity, than to say "yes".

All there is to investing is picking good stocks at good times and staying with them as long as they remain good companies.

The one piece of advice I can give you is, do what turns you on. Do something that if you had all the money in the world, you'd still be doing it. You've got to have a reason to jump out of bed in the morning.

Other guys read Playboy. I read annual report

Success in investing doesn't correlate with I.Q. Once you are above the level of 25; once you have ordinary intelligence, what you need is the temperament to control the urges that get other people into trouble in investing.

Cash combined with courage in a time of crisis is priceless.

It's a good idea to review past mistakes before committing new ones.

Intensity is the price of excellence.

The most important quality for an investor is temperament, not intellect. You need a temperament that neither derives great pleasure from being with the crowd or against the crowd.

Don't pass up something that's attractive today because you think you will find something way more attractive tomorrow.

You have to be able to communicate in life and probably schools underemphasize that. If you can't talk to people or write, you're giving up your potential.

We don't get paid for activity, just for being right. As to how long we'll wait, we'll wait indefinitely.

I may have more money than you, but money doesn't make the difference. If there is any difference between you and me, it may simply be that I get up and have a chance to do what I love to do, every day. If you learn anything from me, this is the best advice I can give you.

If the reason for doing something is that everyone else is doing it, it's not a good enough reason.

I will give you two pieces of advice. Invest as much in yourself as you can; you are your own best asset by far. Then follow your passion; you want to be really excited to get out of bed every morning.

Of the billionaires I have known, money just brings out the basic traits in them. If they were jerks before they had money, they are simply jerks with a billion dollars.

Good big decisions do not take time at all, if they do you are in trouble.