English En
  • Deutsche De
  • English En
  • Français Fr
  • Русский Ru

We use cookies to personalise content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyse our traffic. We also share information about your use of our site with our marketing and analytics partners who may combine it with other information you've provided to them or which they've separately collected from you. You also may to see our Privacy Policy. By clicking the OK button below, you accept our cookies.

Authors:

Warren Buffett Quotes

I won't close down a business of subnormal profitability merely to add a fraction of a point to our corporate returns. I also feel it inappropriate for even an exceptionally profitable company to fund an operation once it appears to have unending losses in prospect. Adam Smith would disagree with my first proposition and Karl Marx would disagree with my second; the middle ground is the only position that leaves me comfortable.

Warren Buffett

About author

Related Authors

Topics

Quotes currently Trending

We must prepare the ground for creativity. And if this also gives rise later to success in the economic sense, success in terms of Euros and Cents, this will by no means reduce my joy. Johannes Rau
Sebastian Bach quote: "The way I look at a solo project is, I create what I want with..."
The way I look at a solo project is, I create what I want with whoever I want. Sebastian Bach
One of the big draws of the show is here's a guy who is ordinary in a lot of ways but, due to his profession, he's placed in extraordinary situations that he has to make right with action and with thought. That's what is appealing about Jack - he takes charge. Kiefer Sutherland
Ezer Weizman quote: "Give it a kick at the right place and it'll work."
Give it a kick at the right place and it'll work. Ezer Weizman
He gave a melancholy sigh and stood looking at her a moment, with his hands behind him, giving short nervous shakes to his hunting-crop. “Do you know I’m very much afraid of it – of that remarkable mind of yours?” -The Portrait of a Lady Henry James
Doris Lessing quote: "or like an old friend one has known too well and doesn't want..."
...or like an old friend one has known too well and doesn't want to see. Doris Lessing
Iran is a country of 80 million people, educated and dynamic. It sits astride a crucial part of the world. It cannot be sanctioned and pressed down forever. It is the last great civilization to sit outside the global order. Fareed Zakaria
J. Irwin Miller quote: "The calling of the humanities is to make us truly human in the..."
The calling of the humanities is to make us truly human in the best sense of the word. J. Irwin Miller
If your emotional abilities aren't in hand, if you don't have self-awareness, if you are not able to manage your distressing emotions, if you can't have empathy and have effective relationships, then no matter how smart you are, you are not going to get very far. Daniel Goleman
The upside to anger? Getting it out of your system. You got to express your anger. Then you have room for more positive things. If I hold something in a long time, and then I speak it, it's amazing how the light shines so much brighter. Reba McEntire
Carl Van Vechten quote: "An ordinary kitten will ask more questions than any..."
An ordinary kitten will ask more questions than any five-year-old. Carl Van Vechten
We're understanding what Obama is. He is the great teacher. He is this guy that stands above everybody. There's some condescension in it, but he stands above everybody and says, 'Now, listen. You people have to stop blaming each other unreasonably. You have to get along here and I am going to show you the way.' It is a pretty brave role in many ways. Evan Thomas
The idea that you can get everything you want in one person is destructive, and maybe when you accept that the number is closer to 50 or 60 or 70 percent, that's when you can start to make some progress in choosing the right person. Michelle Williams
Martin Sheen quote: "Don't invade Iraq. Inspections work, war won't."
Don't invade Iraq. Inspections work, war won't. Martin Sheen
One thing a lyricist must learn is not to fall in love with his own lines. Once you learn that, you can walk away from the lyric and look at it with a reasonable degree of objectivity. Hal David