Warren Buffett

Warren Buffett

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Warren Buffett (b. 1930) is an American investor and philanthropist who left an enduring mark on the world through both deeds and words. The range of their thinking — from Time to Business — speaks to an intellectual restlessness that shows in every quote. Browse 31 quotes by Warren Buffett that cover ground from Time, Business, Money, War, and Truth. One standout: "In the business world, the rearview mirror is always clearer than the windshield."

“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.”

— Warren Buffett

Money

All Quotes by Warren Buffett

“You do things when the opportunities come along. I've had periods in my life when I've had a bundle of ideas come along, and I've had long dry spells. If I get an idea next week, I'll do something. If not, I won't do a damn thing.”

— Warren Buffett

Life

“In the business world, the rearview mirror is always clearer than the windshield.”

— Warren Buffett

Business

“Americans are in a cycle of fear which leads to people not wanting to spend and not wanting to make investments, and that leads to more fear. We'll break out of it. It takes time.”

— Warren Buffett

Fear

“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

Romantic

“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.”

— Warren Buffett

Money

“Why not invest your assets in the companies you really like? As Mae West said, 'Too much of a good thing can be wonderful'.”

— Warren Buffett

Good

“If a business does well, the stock eventually follows.”

— Warren Buffett

Business

“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.”

— Warren Buffett

Hope

“I buy expensive suits. They just look cheap on me.”

— Warren Buffett

Funny

“The only time to buy these is on a day with no 'y' in it.”

— Warren Buffett

Time

“Your premium brand had better be delivering something special, or it's not going to get the business.”

— Warren Buffett

Business

“Risk is a part of God's game, alike for men and nations.”

— Warren Buffett

God

“You know, people talk about this being an uncertain time. You know, all time is uncertain. I mean, it was uncertain back in - in 2007, we just didn't know it was uncertain. It was - uncertain on September 10th, 2001. It was uncertain on October 18th, 1987, you just didn't know it.”

— Warren Buffett

Time

“Someone's sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago.”

— Warren Buffett

Inspirational

“Time is the friend of the wonderful company, the enemy of the mediocre.”

— Warren Buffett

Time

“The smarter the journalists are, the better off society is. For to a degree, people read the press to inform themselves - and the better the teacher, the better the student body.”

— Warren Buffett

Society

“We've used up a lot of bullets. And we talk about stimulus. But the truth is, we're running a federal deficit that's 9 percent of GDP. That is stimulative as all get out. It's more stimulative than any policy we've followed since World War II.”

— Warren Buffett

Truth

“The business schools reward difficult complex behavior more than simple behavior, but simple behavior is more effective.”

— Warren Buffett

Business

“Economic medicine that was previously meted out by the cupful has recently been dispensed by the barrel. These once unthinkable dosages will almost certainly bring on unwelcome after-effects. Their precise nature is anyone's guess, though one likely consequence is an onslaught of inflation.”

— Warren Buffett

Nature

“I never attempt to make money on the stock market. I buy on the assumption that they could close the market the next day and not reopen it for five years.”

— Warren Buffett

Money