"Does the business have a consistent operating..." - Quote by Warren Buffett

“When forced to choose, I will not trade even a night's sleep for the chance of extra profits.”

“If you can tell me who your heroes are, I can tell you how you're going to turn out in life.”

“We will prosper or suffer in controlled investments in relation to the operating performances of our businesses - we will not attempt to profit by playing various games in the securities markets.”

“I know different ways of looking at things. I have my stockholders, and I feel a very keen responsibility to the shareholders, but I feel that the main responsibility I have to them is to have the stock appreciate. And you only have it appreciate by reinvesting as much as you can back in the business. And that's what we've done... and that has been my philosophy on running the business.”

“The word "tip" stands for "to insure promptness." So when should you give it? Up front,of course. Sophisticated people don't take chances on poor service, they insure good service.”

“If you don't feel well, tell your doctor, but not the marketplace.”

“In the early New England meeting-houses the seats were long, narrow, uncomfortable benches, which were made of simple, rough, hand-riven planks placed on legs like milking-stools.”

“I am sure that the mistakes of that time will not be repeated; we should probably make another set of mistakes.”

“[ J. Edgar]Hoover, I'm sure, felt that he was right in everything he did and even the things that we don't like about his character.”