"I've never been very fully employed either...." - Quote by Warren Buffett
I've never been very fully employed either.
More by Warren Buffett
“You've got the right - you've got a wonderful person with Sheila Bair, most of the viewers have never heard of Sheila Bair. [She] has taken eight percent of the deposits in the United States and seamlessly moved those over to sound institutions which in turn have gotten more capital, ended up, it's been a magnificent job.She'll never get a golden parachute or any severance pay or anything. She's done a great job. We've got some great public servants. We have I think the right people in there to get the job done, and then they need more tools.”
“Our stay-put behavior reflects our view that the stock market serves as a relocation center at which money is moved from the active to the patient.”
“When we really sit back with a smile on our face is when we run into a situation we can understand, where the facts are ascertainable and clear, and the course of action obvious.”
More on Work
“The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary.There is only one good, knowledge, and one evil, ignorance.”
“Knowing how to do a job is the accomplishment of labor - showing others is the accomplishment of the teacher - making sure the work is done by others is the accomplishment of the manager - inspiring others to do better work is the accomplishment of the leader.”
“Disneyland is not just another amusement park. It's unique, and I want it kept that way. Besides, you don't work for a dollar - you work to create and have fun.”
More on Employment
“With the changing economy, no one has lifetime employment. But community colleges provide lifetime employability.”
“There might be new technology, but technological progress itself was nothing new - and over the years it had not destroyed jobs, but created them.”
“Not only our future economic soundness but the very soundness of our democratic institutions depends on the determination of our government to give employment to idle men.”