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While I live I will never resort to irredeemable paper.

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I get to do what I like to do every single day of the year.

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Calculate "owner earnings" to get a true reflection of value.

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Let blockheads read what blockheads wrote.

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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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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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We really can say no in 10 seconds or so to 90%+ of all the things that come along simply because we have these filters.

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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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You know ... you keep doing the same things and you keep getting the same result over and over again.

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When Berkshire buys common stock, we approach the transaction as if we were buying into a private business.

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Accounting consequences do not influence our operating or capital-allocation decisions. When acquisition costs are similar, we much prefer to purchase $2 of earnings that is not reportable by us under standard accounting principles than to purchase $1 of earnings that is reportable.

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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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Growth and value investing are joined at the hip.

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Investors making purchases in an overheated market need to recognize that it may often take an extended period for the value of even an outstanding company to catch up with the price they paid.

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A prediction about the direction of the stock market tells you nothing about where stocks are headed, but a whole lot about the person doing the predicting.

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

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We continue to make more money when snoring than when active.

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Only those who will be sellers of equities in the near future should be happy at seeing stocks rise. Prospective purchasers should much prefer sinking prices.

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Where prejudice exists it always discolors our thoughts.

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An investor should ordinarily hold a small piece of an outstanding business with the same tenacity that an owner would exhibit if he owned all of that business.

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