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I read annual reports of the company I'm looking at and I read the annual reports of the competitors - that is the main source of material.

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I learned to go into business only with people whom I like, trust, and admire.

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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 trading away a little bit of our country all the time for this access consumption that we have over what we've produced. That is not good. I think it's terrible over time. But our country's productive grows enough so we actually can do that, and we'll still be better off. We just don't be as well off as if we hadn't done it.

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What motivates most gold purchasers is their belief that the ranks of the fearful will grow ... As 'bandwagon' investors join any party, they create their own truth - for a while.

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If you want a government that's going to do the things we ask our government to do, you've got to get it from somebody.

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I insist on a lot of time being spent, almost every day, to just sit and think. That is very uncommon in American business.

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I'm putting all my money in the Chinese toy market.

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Asset values and earning power are the dominant factors affecting the valuation of a controlling interest in a business. Market price, which governs valuation of minority interest positions, is of little or no importance in valuing a controlling interest.

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I think you should read everything you can. In my case, by the age of 10, I'd read every book in the Omaha public library about investing, some twice. You need to fill your mind with various competing thoughts and decide which make sense.

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My favorite time frame for holding a stock is forever.

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A lot of people disagree with me on this, I believe in mark to market.

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The capital gains tax is 15 percent now. So I sit there in my office and I make a lot of money by capital gains, and I pay 15 percent, and I pay no payroll tax on it.

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When you get to my age, you’ll measure your success in life by how many of the people you want to have love you actually do love you. That’s the ultimate test of how you’ve lived your life.

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The 19th century belonged to England, the 20th century belonged to the U.S., and the 21st century belongs to China. Invest accordingly.

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If you don't make mistakes you can't make decisions.

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I wouldn’t mind going to jail if I had three cellmates who played bridge

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The much-maligned idle rich have received a bad rap: They have maintained their wealth while many There is scarcely an instance of a man who has made a fortune by speculation and kept it. Andrew Carnegie of the energetic rich, aggressive real estate operators, corporate acquirers, oil drillers, etc. have their fortunes disappear.

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I have always cautioned partners that I considered three years a minimum in determining whether we were "performing".

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I always knew I was going to be rich. I don't think I ever doubted it for a minute.

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