In the great majority of cases we simply do not know enough about the industry or company to come to sensible judgments-in that situation we pass.
Warren BuffettTake the job you would take if you were independently wealthy. You're going to do well at it.
Warren BuffettRisk comes from not knowing what you are doing so wide diversification is only required when investors are ignorant. You only have to do a very few things in your life so long as you don't do too many things wrong.
Warren BuffettThe rich are always going to say that, you know, just give us more money and we'll go out and spend more and then it will all trickle down to the rest of you. But that has not worked the last 10 years, and I hope the American public is catching on.
Warren BuffettIt is unquestionably true that the investment companies have their money more conventionally invested than we do. To many people conventionality is indistinguishable from conservatism. In my view, this represents erroneous thinking. Neither a conventional nor an unconventional approach, per se, is conservative.
Warren Buffett