Warren Buffett

Honesty is a very expensive gift, Don’t expect it from cheap people.

The difference between successful people and really successful people is that really successful people say no to almost everything.

It takes 20 years to build a reputation and 5 minutes to ruin it. If you think about that, you’ll do things differently.

Never invest in a business you can’t understand.

Rule No. 1: Never lose money. Rule No. 2: Never forget Rule No.1.

Risk comes from not knowing what you’re doing.

Thinking expansively includes seeing what is possible and making it happen.

Formulate and stamp indelibly on your mind a mental picture of yourself as succeeding. Hold this picture tenaciously and never permit it to fade. Your mind will seek to develop this picture!

I believe success is achieved by ordinary people with extraordinary determination.

The fact of the matter is, you don’t give up what’s natural. Anything I’ve fantasized about, I’ve done.

Make sure the product is worth your energy.

That, you have to leave your comfort zone.

We are guided by outcomes, not ideology. We have a policy of principled realism, rooted in shared goals, interests, and values. That realism forces us to confront a question facing every leader and nation in this room. It is a question we cannot escape or avoid. We will slide down the path of complacency, numb to the challenges, threats, and even wars that we face. Or do we have enough strength and pride to confront those dangers today, so that our citizens can enjoy peace and prosperity tomorrow?

What separates the winners from the losers is how a person reacts to each new twist of fate.

Most good ideas sparkle in simplicity, so much so that everyone wonders why no one ever did that before.

Never believe anything until it has been officially denied.

Management works in the system; Leadership works on the system.

Priority is a function of context.

Sometimes understanding other people’s problems is the key to finding opportunities.

Fear is the great extinguisher of dreams… Conversely, it can be your best mentor and source of motivation.

Winners lose much more often than losers. So if you keep losing but you’re still trying, keep it up! You’re right on track.