Warren Buffett

Should you find yourself in a chronically leaking boat, energy devoted to changing vessels is likely to be more productive than energy devoted to patching leaks.

Be fearful when others are greedy and greedy when others are fearful.

I measure success by how many people love me.

I always knew I was going to be rich. I don’t think I ever doubted it for a minute.

Successful investing takes time, discipline and patience. No matter how great the talent or efforts, some things just take time. You can’t produce a baby in one month by getting nine women pregnant.

Risk comes from not knowing what you’re doing.

As a principle-centered person you try to stand apart from the emotion of the situation and from other factors that would act on you, and evaluate the options. Looking at the balanced whole–the work needs, the family needs, the other needs that may be involved, and the possible implications of the various alternatives — you’ll try to come up with the best solution taking all factors into consideration. We are limited but we can push back the borders of our limitations.

There are secret opportunities hidden inside every failure.

It’s better to hang out with people better than you. Pick out associates whose behavior is better than yours and you’ll drift in that direction.

If you hear a voice within you say ‘you cannot paint,’ then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced.

Time can be an ally or an enemy. What it becomes depends entirely upon you, your goals, and your determination to use every available minute.

A man is rich in proportion to the number of things he can afford to let alone.

Brainpower is the ultimate leverage.

I believe that being successful means having a balance of success stories across the many areas of your life. You can’t truly be considered successful in your business life if your home life is in shambles.

Don’t underestimate yourself or your possibilities.

I haven’t failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways it won’t work.

The secret of joy in work is contained in one word: excellence. To know how to do something well is to enjoy it.

Most people overestimate what they can do in one year and underestimate what they can do in ten years.

The men who succeed are the efficient few. They are the few who have the ambition and will power to develop themselves.

Public behavior is merely private character writ large.

You might not have a car or a big gold chain, stay true to yourself and things will change