Ben was a great believer in buying a diversified group of securities, so that he limited his risk.

Ben didn't want to lose money. He had had a rough time during the depression.

One has to know more about a company if one buys earnings.

I'm a passive investor. There are people who are very aggressive; they try to buy companies.

Sell is tough. It's the worst, it's the most difficult thing of all.

Fear and greed tend to affect one's judgement.

My first job at Graham-Newman was to prepare the annual report for that 10th year.