No. of Recommendations: 41
It's always a joy to listen to Warren!
And how nice it is to be reminded that in a world where so many scoundrels and promoters seek to take advantage of those who mistakenly trust them with
their savings, I am fortunate enough to be invested in a wonderful business run by an honest, intelligent, trustworthy, gentleman, Warren Buffett.
A few highlights for me:
"One of the great pleasures, it is the great pleasure actually in this business, is having people trust you. That’s really why I work at 94 when I’ve got more money than anybody could count.
Both Charlie and I just enjoyed the fact that people trusted us."
"At 94 years of age, I’ve been able to drink whatever I like and do what I want and I’ve defied all the predictions of what should’ve happened to me."
"Once you get to 115, it’s almost a cinch you’re going to die. Especially if you’re male. All the records are held by females. I even tried to get Charlie to have a sex change so he could touch the top.
And he did pretty well for being a male."
"The United States has transformed since my birth in 1930. We’ve faced numerous challenges, including significant recessions, World Wars, and the creation of the atomic bomb,
which was unimaginable at the time of my birth. Therefore, I wouldn’t allow myself to feel disheartened."
"People have emotions, but you’ve got to check them at the door when you invest."
"Trade should not be a weapon, I do think that the more prosperous the rest of the world becomes, it won’t be at our expense, the more prosperous we’ll become, and the safer we’ll feel,
and your children will feel someday."
"Tariffs can be an act of war, and I think it’s led to bad things. Just the attitudes it’s brought out. In the United States, I mean, we should be looking to trade with the rest of the world
and we should do what we do best and they should do what they do best."
"The luckiest moment of my life was the day I entered this world, especially because I was born in the United States.
If I were being born today, I’d just keep negotiating in the womb until they said I could be in the US."
"I think a happy person lives longer than somebody that's doing some things they don't really admire much in life."
"We have made a lot of money by not wanting to be fully invested at all times."
"If it concerns you that your stocks have dropped by 15%, it may be time to reevaluate your investment strategy."
"Berkshire's future looks brighter under Greg than under me."
"It doesn't have anything to do with money, but you can be kind — and the world is better off. I'm not sure that the world will be better off if I'm richer."
Great stuff! Thank you Warren, you're the best!
