You should invest like a Catholic marries: for life.

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

If you can't communicate and talk to other people and get across your ideas, you're giving up your potential.

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.

The secret to happiness is having low expectations.

I look at everything. That's my job. I really do, every day. I think about everything.

When Berkshire buys common stock, we approach the transaction as if we were buying into a private business.