Warren Buffett Quotes and its meanings

Our favorite holding period is forever.

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

The business schools reward difficult complex behavior more than simple behavior, but simple behavior is more effective.

There are three kinds of people: 1. Innovators. 2. Imitators. 3. Idiots.

Americans are in a cycle of fear which leads to people not wanting to spend and not wanting to make investments, and that leads to more fear. We'll break out of it. It takes time.

I buy expensive suits. They just look cheap on me.

Someone's sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago.

Risk is a part of God's game, alike for men and nations.

Why not invest your assets in the companies you really like? As Mae West said, 'Too much of a good thing can be wonderful'.

If past history was all there was to the game, the richest people would be librarians.

The rich are always going to say that, you know, just give us more money and we'll go out and spend more and then it will all trickle down to the rest of you. But that has not worked the last 10 years, and I hope the American public is catching on.

Someone's sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago.

You do things when the opportunities come along. I've had periods in my life when I've had a bundle of ideas come along, and I've had long dry spells. If I get an idea next week, I'll do something. If not, I won't do a damn thing.

Risk is a part of God's game, alike for men and nations.

The rich are always going to say that, you know, just give us more money and we'll go out and spend more and then it will all trickle down to the rest of you. But that has not worked the last 10 years, and I hope the American public is catching on.

Rule No.1: Never lose money. Rule No.2: Never forget rule No.1.

Of the billionaires I have known, money just brings out the basic traits in them. If they were jerks before they had money, they are simply jerks with a billion dollars.

Economic medicine that was previously meted out by the cupful has recently been dispensed by the barrel. These once unthinkable dosages will almost certainly bring on unwelcome after-effects. Their precise nature is anyone's guess, though one likely consequence is an onslaught of inflation.

We believe that according the name 'investors' to institutions that trade actively is like calling someone who repeatedly engages in one-night stands a 'romantic.'

The smarter the journalists are, the better off society is. For to a degree, people read the press to inform themselves - and the better the teacher, the better the student body.

The smarter the journalists are, the better off society is. For to a degree, people read the press to inform themselves - and the better the teacher, the better the student body.

Americans are in a cycle of fear which leads to people not wanting to spend and not wanting to make investments, and that leads to more fear. We'll break out of it. It takes time.

Someone's sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago.

We always live in an uncertain world. What is certain is that the United States will go forward over time.

We've used up a lot of bullets. And we talk about stimulus. But the truth is, we're running a federal deficit that's 9 percent of GDP. That is stimulative as all get out. It's more stimulative than any policy we've followed since World War II.

We've used up a lot of bullets. And we talk about stimulus. But the truth is, we're running a federal deficit that's 9 percent of GDP. That is stimulative as all get out. It's more stimulative than any policy we've followed since World War II.

There are three kinds of people: 1. Innovators. 2. Imitators. 3. Idiots.