Whenever you think something or some person is ruining your life, it's you. A victimization mentality is so debilitating.

When you borrow a man's car, always return it with a tank of gas.

We like our current shareholders and don't want to entice anyone to become one. It would help current shareholders to hear our CEOs [of the Berkshireoperating subsidiaries], but we promised them they could spend 100% of their time on their business. We place no impediments on them running their businesses. Many have expressed to me how happy they are that they don't have to spend 25% of time on activities they didn't like.

The old culture had come out of poverty, out of English customs.

We have never had the will to enforce the immigration laws. What you see is what you'll continue to get.

Financial institutions make us nervous when they're trying to do well.

If you're going to be an investor, you're going to make some investments where you don't have all the experience you need. But if you keep trying to get a little better over time, you'll start to make investments that are virtually certain to have a good outcome. The keys are discipline, hard work, and practice. It's like playing golf - you have to work on it.