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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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Let blockheads read what blockheads wrote.

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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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We are growing the economy in smart ways and rebuilding our infrastructure and investing in science and development and that we stay true to those values that helped to get us here.

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Our stay-put behavior reflects our view that the stock market serves as a relocation center at which money is moved from the active to the patient.

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Much success can be attributed to inactivity. Most investors cannot resist the temptation to constantly buy and sell.

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In a commodity business, it's very hard to be smarter than your dumbest competitor.

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If you expect to continue to purchase stocks throughout your life, you should welcome price declines as a way to add stocks more cheaply to your portfolio.

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You want to know a sure way to lose money? Buy what's popular and don't know what you are investing in.

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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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All jobs are created in direct proportion to the amount of capital employed.

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If you know how to value businesses, it's crazy to own 50 stocks or 40 stocks or 30 stocks, probably because there aren't that many wonderful businesses understandable to a single human being in all likelihood. To forego buying more of some super-wonderful business and instead put your money into #30 or #35 on your list of attractiveness just strikes Charlie and me as madness.

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In economics, you always want to ask 'And then what?'

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The Stone Age didn't end because we ran out of stones, and the age of oil won’t end because we run out of oil.

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Look for companies with high profit margins.

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Investing is forgoing consumption now in order to have the ability to consume more at a later date.

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Beware of geeks bearing formulas.

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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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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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I don't measure my life by the money I've made. Other people might, but certainly don't.

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