It isn't given to man to be able to run a financial institution where different interest-rate scenarios will prevail on all of that so as to produce kind of smooth, regular earnings from a very large base to start with.
Warren BuffettI have a wonderful family. I have a job that I love and wonderful people who help me with it. It can't get any better than that.
Warren BuffettWhen people talk about cash being king, it's not king if it just sits there and never does anything.
Warren BuffettHaving a large amount of leverage is like driving a car with a dagger on the steering wheel pointed at your heart. If you do that, you will be a better driver. There will be fewer accidents but when they happen, they will be fatal.
Warren Buffett