An IPO is like a negotiated transaction - the seller chooses when to come public - and it's unlikely to be a time that's favourable to you.

One’s objective should be to get it right, get it quick, get it out and get it over. Your problem won’t improve with age.

In the business world, the rearview mirror is always clearer than the windshield.

Uncertainty is the friend of the buyer of long term values.

I don't measure my life by the money I've made. Other people might, but certainly don't.

I don't have my diploma from the University of Nebraska hanging on my office wall, and I don't have my diploma from Columbia up there either-but I do have my Dale Carnegie graduation certificate proudly displayed.

Our goal is to find an outstanding business at a sensible price, not a mediocre business at a bargain price.