Warren Buffett Quotes

What counts for most people in investing is not how much they know, but rather how realistically they define what they don't know. 'The genius of Warren Buffett in 23 quotes' MarketWatch (19 August 2015)

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It's for scientists to lay out the data and lay out what they think, and then it's for the public to make up its own mind. We don't live in a priesthood where some small group imposes its views on other people - that's not the way that science works, and it's not the way a democratic society should work.
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I think people come and go, 'I'm going to find the real Gary. What is it... the real Gary? I've got to find it.' But the thing is, it's pretty much what you see is what you get. I'm just like this. There's no hidden viciousness.
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I didn't agree with what Joe McCarthy was trying to do, but I sure did admire his methods.
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To become self-aware, people must be allowed to hear a plurality of opinions and then make up their own minds. They must be allowed to say, write and publish whatever they want. Freedom of expression is the most basic, but fundamental, right. Without it, human beings are reduced to automatons.
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A great work is made out of a combination of obedience and liberty.
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Being popular comes when you have everything. But to be liked, it means that you must be treating people with respect and you must be showing kindness toward them.
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Novelists should be like scientists, dissecting the cadaver.
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I was provided with additional input that was radically different from the truth. I assisted in furthering that version.
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I've been writing stories since I was a kid. I love writing stories.
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I could imagine actually being a scientist or a detective, but not a detective who puts his hands into gory, bloody things. But more like someone who figures things out. I like to figure things out.
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I love going to the cinema. Whenever I get time off, that's where I go.
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Back in May of 2008, the Kindle was still quite new, and we focused on that.
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If you are a dog and your owner suggests that you wear a sweater suggest that he wear a tail.
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With fandom, people are sensitive, and sometimes defensive, about their experiences.
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There are a lot of eating disorders in our sport, so I try very hard not to get consumed by all that.
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It's amazing how a competitive nature can turn a negative into something positive.
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There is no question at all that Manson was sending Tex, Sadie, Katie, and Linda out on his mission of murder.
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Actors who perhaps are super-confident and have absolute belief in themselves I always admire, because I can't really be like that. Because you never know what's right: what you feel inside versus what is portrayed.
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I think it's really cool how J. Lo's been able to balance an acting career and a music career. That's something I strive for.
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When I saw rappers in the '90s cameo in films - all of those '90s rappers - it seemed like whenever you chucked a rapper in a film, they could just act. It seemed like all rappers could act.
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I love the collaborative process. Getting to meet new people and really building something with them is such a wonderful way to get to know someone.
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Compassion can change a lot of things, including the world. Young people especially need to know that, because they're the future.
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Sometimes it's okay for careers to find you.
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What counts for most people in investing is not how much they know, but rather how realistically they define what they don't know. 'The genius of Warren Buffett in 23 quotes' MarketWatch (19 August 2015)