America should stand for more than just wealth.

Diversification is protection against ignorance. It makes little sense if you know what you are doing.

Problems in a company are like cockroaches in the kitchen. You will never find just one

Too often, a vast collection of possessions ends up possessing its owner. The asset I most value, aside from health, is interesting, diverse, and long-standing friends.

If you can eliminate the government as a 39.6% partner, then you will be much better off.

I'm sitting with six and a half billion dollars we're going to use to close the Mars-Wrigley deal on October 6. I've got to hand over that six and a half billion on October 6. Now, I have to be very careful about who I leave it in between now and then, because they're expecting that he show up.

If you want your business to survive for 100 years, you've got to make it through every single day for 100 years. It's not enough to do it 99.9% of the time.