Sunday, May 1, 2011

long-term fixed-dollar investments

" I would recommend against buying long-term fixed-dollar investments"
Warren Buffett

If the market was efficient

" If the market was efficient I'd be a beggar on the street with a tin cup."
Warren Buffett

Dave Sokol

" I can’t overstate the breadth and importance of Dave Sokol’s achievements at this company."
Warren Buffett

Berkshire Hathaway,

" We view the company as a conduit through which our shareholders own assets"
Warren Buffett

When I do something dumb

" When I do something dumb ... I want you to be able to derive some solace from the fact that my financial suffering is proportional to yours."
Warren Buffett SOURCE: BusinessPundit

Warren Buffett Quote

" Someone’s sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago."
Warren Buffett SOURCE: Examiner.com

shareholder-oriented management

" We searched for companies that were large re-purchasers of their shares ... This often was a tipoff that the company was both undervalued and run by a shareholder-oriented management."
" - Warren Buffett