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Never count on making a good sale. Have the purchase price be so attractive that even a mediocre sale gives good results.

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We like to buy businesses, but we don't like to sell them.

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We're coming off a quarter here that was in-line with our expectations, but much lower at WPZ due to Geismar's extended outage and a continued heavy capital investing period all as was expected.

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Is management rational?

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Is management candid with the shareholders?

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Long ago, Ben Graham taught me that "Price is what you pay; value is what you get." Whether we're talking about socks or stocks, I like buying quality merchandise when it is marked down.

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Activity is the enemy of investment returns.

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The probable is what usually happens.

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Enjoy your work and work for whom you admire.

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If you don't feel comfortable owning something for 10 years, then don't own it for 10 minutes.

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The Stock Market is designed to transfer money from the Active to the Patient.

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I don't read economic forecasts. I don't read the funny papers.

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Diversification may preserve wealth, but concentration builds wealth.

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One of the ironies of the stock market is the emphasis on activity. Brokers, using terms such as 'marketability' and 'liquidity,' sing the praises of companies with high share turnover... but investors should understand that what is good for the croupier is not good for the customer. A hyperactive stock market is the pick pocket of enterprise.

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Compound interest is the eighth wonder of the world. He who understands it, earns it ... he who doesn't ... pays it.

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Inactivity strikes us as intelligent behavior.

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The advice "you never go broke taking a profit" is foolish.

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Forecasts may tell you a great deal about the forecaster; they tell you nothing about the future.

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If you can eliminate the government as a 39.6% partner, then you will be much better off.

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