Quotes by Warren Buffett

“ There seems to be some perverse human characteristic that likes to make easy things difficult. ”

“ It’s better to hang out with people better than you. Pick out associates whose behavior is better than yours and you’ll drift in that direction. ”

“ Rule No. 1 : Never lose money. Rule No. 2 : Never forget Rule No. 1. ”

“ It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minuted to ruin it. If you think about that you'll do things differently. ”

“ There’s class warfare, all right, but it’s my class, the rich class, that’s making war, and we’re winning. ”

“ Should you find yourself in a chronically leaking boat, energy devoted to changing vessels is likely to be more productive than energy devoted to patching leaks. ”

“ There comes a time when you ought to start doing what you want. Take a job that you love. You will jump out of bed in the morning. I think you are out of your mind if you keep taking jobs that you don't like because you think it will look good on your resume. Isn't that a little like saving up sex for your old age? ”

“ No matter how great the talent or efforts, some things just take time. You can't produce a baby in one month by getting nine women pregnant. ”

“ The difference between successful people and really successful people is that really successful people say no to almost everything. ”

“ Risk comes from not knowing what you're doing ”

“ The most important thing to do if you find yourself in a hole is to stop digging. ”

“ If you’re in the luckiest one per cent of humanity, you owe it to the rest of humanity to think about the other 99 per cent. ”