![Wesco had a market capitalization of $40 million when we bought it [in the early 1970s]. It's $2 billion now. It's been a long slog to a perfectly respectable outcome - not as good as Berkshire Hathaway or Microsoft, but there's always someone in life who's done better.](/assets/img/quote-photos/wesco-had-a-market-capitalization-of-dollar40-million-when-we-bought-it-in-the-early.jpg)
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