Warren Buffett
Warren Buffett
Warren Edward Buffett is an American business magnate, investor and philanthropist. He is considered by some to be one of the most successful investors in the world. Buffett is the chairman, CEO and largest shareholder of Berkshire Hathaway, and is consistently ranked among the world's wealthiest people. He was ranked as the world's wealthiest person in 2008 and as the third wealthiest in 2015. In 2012 Time named Buffett one of the world's most influential people...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth30 August 1930
CityOmaha, NE
CountryUnited States of America
Warren Buffett quotes about
We simply attempt to be fearful when others are greedy and to be greedy only when others are fearful.
You only have to do a very few things right in your life so long as you don't do too many things wrong.
People will always try to stop you from doing the right thing if it is unconventional.
The rich are always going to say that, you know, just give us more money and we'll 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.
When it's raining gold, reach for a bucket, not a thimble.
Do not put all your eggs in one basket.
Whether we’re talking about socks or stocks, I like buying quality merchandise when it is marked down.
I make plenty of mistakes and I'll make plenty more mistakes, too. That's part of the game. You've just got to make sure that the right things overcome the wrong ones.
Do what you would do for free, having passion for what you do is the most important thing.
Taking jobs to build up your resume is the same as saving up sex for old age.
I could end the deficit in 5 minutes. You just pass a law that says that anytime there is a deficit of more than 3% of GDP all sitting members of congress are ineligible for reelection.
When people tell me they've learned from experience, I tell them the trick is to learn from other people's experience.
Our leaders have asked for 'shared sacrifice.' But when they did the asking, they spared me. I checked with my mega-rich friends to learn what pain they were expecting. They, too, were left untouched.
By periodically investing in an index fund, the know-nothing investors can actually outperform most investment professionals.