Warren Buffett Quotes & Sayings (Page 4)

“Risk is a part of God's game, alike for men and nations.”

“You know, people talk about this being an uncertain time. You know, all time is uncertain. I mean, it was uncertain back in - in 2007, we just didn't know it was uncertain. It was - uncertain on September 10th, 2001. It was uncertain on October 18th, 1987, you just didn't know it.”

“I think that both parties should declare the debt limit as a political weapon of mass destruction which can't be used. I mean, it is silly to have a country that has 237 years building up its reputation and then have people threaten to tear it down because they're not getting some other matter.”

“Americans are in a cycle of fear which leads to people not wanting to spend and not wanting to make investments, and that leads to more fear. We'll break out of it. It takes time.”

“Derivatives are financial weapons of mass destruction.”

“Look at market fluctuations as your friend rather than your enemy; profit from folly rather than participate in it.”

“If past history was all there was to the game, the richest people would be librarians.”

“I don't look to jump over 7-foot bars: I look around for 1-foot bars that I can step over.”

“The rich are always going to say that, you know, just give us more money and we'll go out and spend more and then it will all trickle down to the rest of you. But that has not worked the last 10 years, and I hope the American public is catching on.”

“It's far better to buy a wonderful company at a fair price than a fair company at a wonderful price.”