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 BuffettThings like science and technology still leave some gaps, so it's not as if everybody was sitting around doing nothing, but the bureaucracy and the whole structure of our culture is basically built out of men trying to be legitimate and making things up so they look important.
Peter BuffettWhat we have is a crisis of imagination. Albert Einstein said that you cannot solve a problem with the same mind-set that created it.
Peter BuffettMy wife Jennifer's family is all from there. Jennifer grew up there, so we have personal ties forever - her mom, dad, her brother, her twin brother - so, there's certainly a personal connection there that will also be there. Also, even though I grew up in Omaha, I feel like I really grew up in Milwaukee.
Peter Buffett