You ought to be able to explain why you’re taking the job you’re taking, why you’re making the investment you’re making, or whatever it may be. And if it can’t stand applying pencil to paper, you’d better think it through some more. And if you can’t write an intelligent answer to those questions, don’t do it.

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

Learning how to live is much more important than learning how to make a living.

Fear is the foe of the faddist, but the friend of the fundamentalist.

The only way to get love is to be lovable. It's very irritating if you have a lot of money. You'd like to think you could write a check: "I'll buy a million dollars' worth of love." But it doesn't work that way. The more you give love away, the more you get.

Knowing what to leave out is just as important as knowing what to focus on.

If you don't know the Jewelry, know the Jeweller