"I don't want to be on the..." - Quote by Warren Buffett

“If knowing history made you rich, librarians would be billionaires.”

“What could be more advantageous in an intellectual contest - whether it be chess, bridge, or stock selection - than to have opponents who have been taught that thinking is a waste of energy?”

“It is not necessary to do extraordinary things to get extraordinary results.”

“I have but one system of ethics for men and for nations - to be grateful, to be faithful to all engagements under all circumstances, to be open and generous, promoting in the long run even the interests of both”

“These, then, are the two points I wanted to make. First, that human beings, all over the earth, have this curious idea that they ought to behave in a certain way, and cannot really get rid of it. Secondly, that they do not in fact behave in that way. They know the Law of Nature; they break it. These two facts are the foundation of all clear thinking about ourselves and the universe we live in.”

“I should wish to die if a man who is impure should parade his purity in front of me.”

“As to the idea that advertising motivates people, remember the Edsel.”

“I am free to make anything I want as long as I think it will sell.”

“People buy personalities as much as merchandise, and it is a question if they are not influenced more by the personalities with which they come in contact than they are by the merchandise.”