When the president of the United States goes out at, you know, 8:00 o'clock in the morning and then his own party votes gets him 2 to 1 in the house, you know that somehow a message isn't getting out. It takes real leadership.

If you gave me $100 billion and said take away the soft drink leadership of Coca-Cola in the world, I'd give it back to you and say it can't be done.

We look for things I can understand. A lot of businesses I don't understand.

If I got any good ideas out of that or I think they're good ideas, I'll be glad to contribute them but the system will probably overdo some other things.

Investment students need only two well-taught courses - How to Value a Business and How to Think About Market Prices

There are certain things that cannot be adequately explained to a virgin either by words or pictures.

I buy expensive suits - they just look cheap on me.