We have embraced the 21st century by entering such cutting-edge industries as brick, carpet, insulation and paint. Try to control your excitement.

We will prosper or suffer in controlled investments in relation to the operating performances of our businesses - we will not attempt to profit by playing various games in the securities markets.

I think the rest of the country should be paying less, the 95 percent that [Barack] Obama talks about or maybe even a little higher than that.

Don't pass up something that's attractive today because you think you will find something way more attractive tomorrow.

Charlie [Munger] and I are not big fans of resumes. Instead, we focus on brains, passion and integrity.

I believe the chance of any event causing Berkshire to experience financial problems is essentially zero. We will always be prepared for the thousand-year flood; in fact, if it occurswe will be selling life jackets to the unprepared.

There seems to be some perverse human characteristic that likes to make easy things difficult.