There are always people who will be better at some thing than you are.

Berkshire's past record has been almost ridiculous. If Berkshirehad used even half the leverage of, say, Rupert Murdoch, it would be five times its current size.

As I continued through Cicero's pages, I found much more material celebrating my way of life.

Acknowledging what you don't know is the dawning of wisdom.

If you don't keep learning, other people will pass you by. Temperament alone won't do it - you need a lot of curiosity for a long, long time.

It's been my experience in life if you just keep thinking and reading, you don't have to work.

I think we have some special talents. That being said, I think it's dangerous to rely on special talents - it's better to own lots of monopolistic businesses with unregulated prices. But that's not the world today. We have made money exercising our talents and will continue to do so.