If I got a chance to take one percent of the deal either way, I would make that bet.

Look at market fluctuations as your friend rather than your enemy; profit from folly rather than participate in it.

If you get to my age in life and nobody thinks well of you, I don't care how big your bank account is, your life is a disaster.

Working with people who cause your stomach to churn seems much like marrying for money - probably a bad idea under any circumstances, but absolute madness if you are already rich.

You are lucky in life if you have the right heroes. I advise all of you, to the extent you can, to pick out a few heroes

Gold has two significant shortcomings, being neither of much use nor procreative.

When asked how he became so successful in investing, Buffett answered: 'we read hundreds and hundreds of annual reports every year.