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It's only when the tide goes out that you learn who's been swimming naked. — Warren Buffett

When forced to choose, I will not trade even a night's sleep for the chance of extra profits. — Warren Buffett

Live a lie, and you will live to regret it; that's what livin' is to me. — Jimmy Buffett

The nature of democracy is such that when there's - there'll be revulsion, obviously, towards - that's never going to happen again. — Warren Buffett

Capitalism is not a perfect system. It may be better than all the other systems, but it's not a perfect system. — Howard Warren Buffett

It's a lot easier to buy things than it is to sell them. — Warren Buffett

I love reading Warren Buffett's letters, and I love contrasting his words with his actions. He's a very wise guy. — Daniel S. Loeb

It's easier to create money than to spend it. — Warren Buffett

It's a good idea to review past mistakes before committing new ones. — Warren Buffett

One's objective should be to get it right, get it quick, get it out and get it over. Your problem won't improve with age. — Warren Buffett

I'll tell you why I like the cigarette business. It cost a penny to make. Sell it for a dollar. It's addictive. And there's a fantastic brand loyalty. — Warren Buffett

Some of it's magic and some of it's tragic but I had a good life all the way. — Jimmy Buffett

If the phone doesn't ring, it's me. — Jimmy Buffett

In some ways, it's easier to settle for someone else's version of success than to risk falling short at one's own. — Peter Buffett

I put heavy weight on certainty. It's not risky to buy securities at a fraction of what they're worth. — Warren Buffett

Warren Buffett's company reportedly owes the IRS a billion dollars in back taxes. When he said he wasn't paying enough taxes, he wasn't kidding. — Jay Leno

The investor of today does not profit from yesterday's growth. — Warren Buffett

It's important to have as much fun as possible while we're here. It balances out the times when the minefield of life explodes. — Jimmy Buffett

Everybody's got a different circle of competence. The important thing is not how big the circle is. The important thing is staying inside the circle. — Warren Buffett

It's my job to be better than the rest, and that's enough reason to go for me. It's my job to be better than the rest, and that makes the day for me. — Jimmy Buffett

Only when the tide goes out do you discover who's been swimming naked. — Warren Buffett

Some people think there's a woman to blame, but I know - it's my own damn fault — Jimmy Buffett

Buffett's genius was largely a genius of character - of patience, discipline, and rationality. — Roger Lowenstein

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

It's far better to buy a wonderful company at a fair price than a fair company at a wonderful price. — Warren Buffett

The value of a business is the cash it's going to produce in the future. — Warren Buffett

It's class warfare; my class is winning, but they shouldn't be. — Warren Buffett

It's better to hang out with people better than you. Pick out associates whose behavior is better than yours and you'll drift in that direction. — Warren Buffett

Maybe it's all too simple for the big brains to figure it out.
What if the hokey-pokey is really what it's all about? — Jimmy Buffett

We have a terrific economy, it's like a great athlete that's had a cardiac arrest. — Howard Warren Buffett

Nothing to show but this brand new tattoo. But it's a real beauty, a Mexican cutie, how it got here I haven't a clue. — Jimmy Buffett

Gluttony, do not eat thy neighbor's wife's popcorn. — Jimmy Buffett

Don't pass up something that's attractive today because you think you will find something way more attractive tomorrow. — Warren Buffett

There's class warfare, all right, but it's my class, the rich class, that's making war, and we're winning. — Warren Buffett

If there's a heaven for me, I'm sure it has a beach attached. — Jimmy Buffett

The dumbest reason in the world to buy a stock is because it's going up. — Warren Buffett

I'm happy when I can spend every day doing the things that I like to do. That's my luxury. — Warren Buffett

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

An IPO is like a negotiated transaction - the seller chooses when to come public - and it's unlikely to be a time that's favourable to you. — Warren Buffett

It's almost impossible to overpay the truly extraordinary CEO ... but the species is rare. — Warren Buffett

Be good, and you will be lonesome, be lonesome and you will be free. Live a lie and you will live to regret it, that's what living is to me. — Jimmy Buffett

Derivatives are like sex. It's not who we're sleeping with, it's who they're sleeping with that's the problem. — Warren Buffett

What's hot today isn't likely to be hot tomorrow. The stock market reverts to fundamental returns over the long run. Don't follow the herd. — Warren Buffett

Cash never makes us happy, but it's better to have the money burning a hole in Berkshire's pocket than resting comfortably in someone else's. — Warren Buffett

It's much easier to stay out of trouble now than to get out of trouble later. — Warren Buffett

I think it's terrible for people in effect to say that income from investment should be taxed at a much lower rate than income from labor. — Howard Warren Buffett

To describe my scarce leisure time in today's terms, I always default to reading. — Jimmy Buffett

There's something missing in the music industry today ... and it's music. Songs you hear don't last, it's just product fed to you by the industry. — Jimmy Buffett

It's us fun being a gorse when the tractor comes along, or the blacksmith when the car comes along. — Warren Buffett

A CEO's behavior has a huge impact on managers down the line. — Warren Buffett

There's a little bit of fruitcake left in everyone of us. — Jimmy Buffett

In other words, the percentage change in book value in any given year is likely to be reasonably close to that year's change in intrinsic value. — Warren Buffett

There's nothing inappropriate about having debt in America. It's what helped us grow over time. And it's when debt gets out of control that you worry. — Warren Buffett

You never know who's swimming naked until the tide goes out. — Warren Buffett

Charlie's dictum: All I want to know is where I'm going to die so I'll never go there. — Warren Buffett

A single year's performance is of minor importance and, good or bad, should never be taken seriously. — Warren Buffett

It's good to learn from your mistakes. It's better to learn from other people's mistakes. — Warren Buffett

I look at everything. That's my job. I really do, every day. I think about everything. — Warren Buffett

There's no use running if you're on the wrong road. — Warren Buffett

Shells sink, dreams float. Life's good on our boat. — Jimmy Buffett

It's been wonderful for me, and I feel so privileged to have fans that are that loyal. — Jimmy Buffett

We don't read other people's opinions. We want to get the facts, and then think. — Warren Buffett

We're wanted men, we'll strike again, but first let's have a beer. — Jimmy Buffett

You've been acting like Jesus owes you a favor, but he's a little smart for you to fool. — Jimmy Buffett

I think any statement about stock prices is always suspect unless it's made by Warren Buffett. — Bill Gates

Actually, I bought one share of Warren Buffett's stock, probably 35 years ago, in order to read his letters. — Sam Wyly

It's not the tales of Stephen King that I've read,
I need protection from the things in my head ... — Jimmy Buffett

It's a fine line between Saturday night and Sunday morning. — Jimmy Buffett

When I take a look at a company's annual report, if I don't understand it, they don't want me to understand it. — Warren Buffett

What's nice about investing is you don't have to swing at every pitch. — Warren Buffett

Take the high road; it's far less crowded. — Warren Buffett

Being rich and famous seems to have its ups and downs. That's the price you pay for being troubadours and clowns. — Jimmy Buffett

Some of it's magic, some of it's tragic, but I've had a good life all the way. — Jimmy Buffett

I want our pie to grow all the people, but if some other guy's pie is growing a little faster, that's terrific. — Howard Warren Buffett

When it's raining gold, reach for a bucket, not a thimble. — Warren Buffett

It's a big mistake to try and mislead people. They will turn around. — Warren Buffett

What you really want to do in investments is figure out what's important and knowable. If it's unimportant or unknowable you forget about it. — Warren Buffett

As one of my older friends says, "Nostalgia just isn't what it used to be." Let's take a stab at it, anyway. — Warren Buffett

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

Risk is a part of God's game, alike for men and nations. — Warren Buffett

Life is a journey that's measured not in miles or years but in experiences, and the route your life takes is built not of roads but of songs. — Jimmy Buffett

My occupational hazard is my occupation's just not around ... — Jimmy Buffett

But I like who I became just fine. That's the way life is. We all try to make something out of our lives, and some of us are just luckier than others. — Jimmy Buffett

It's never paid to bet against America. We come through things, but its not always a smooth ride. — Warren Buffett

If the reason for doing something is that everyone else is doing it, it's not a good enough reason. — Warren Buffett

There's damsels in distress out there, and we got all this beer. — Jimmy Buffett

My head hurts, my feet stink, and I don't love Jesus. It's that kind of morning. — Jimmy Buffett

It's better to build than to buy if you can find the right people. — Warren Buffett

When Warren Buffett says the sun shines out of somebody's backside, it's worth paying attention. — Guy Spier

Trust is like the air we breathe
when it's present, nobody really notices; when it's absent, everybody notices. — Warren Buffett

Someone's sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago. — Warren Buffett

A contrarian approach is just as foolish as a follow-the-crowd strategy. What's required is thinking rather than polling. — Warren Buffett

There's a strange sense of pleasure being beat to hell by a storm when you're on a ship that is not going to sink. — Jimmy Buffett

I've adopted the guideline of Warren Buffett's partner, Charlie Munger, who says I wanna know where I'll be when I die - so I never go there. — Tom Brokaw

I prefer liquor store robbers with hungry kids to companies that locate offshore to avoid U.S. taxes. — Warren Buffett

It's not that I want money. It's the fun of making money and watching it grow. — Warren Buffett

The commercial paper market, when that dries up, you know, that's just like sucking the blood out of the economic body of the United States. — Howard Warren Buffett

You can't stand to see your neighbor getting rich. You know you're smarter than he is and he's doing these things and he's getting rich. — Warren Buffett

Under the heavens and under the sea there's a friend I don't know, who holds the right key. — Jimmy Buffett

Read 500 pages every day. That's how knowledge works. It builds up like compound interest. — Warren Buffett