Warren Buffett

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.

Chains of habit are too light to be felt until they are too heavy to be broken.

You only find out who is swimming naked when the tide goes out.

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.

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

Can you really explain to a fish what it’s like to walk on land? One day on land is worth a thousand years of talking about it, and one day running a business has exactly the same kind of value.

I was the most productive when I was in a flex situation. Do not check for me for needless meetings.

Without hustle, talent will only carry you so far.

Every man must decide for himself whether he shall master his world or be mastered by it.

Nothing can be made except by makers, nothing can be managed except by managers. Money cannot make anything and money cannot manage anything.

Your business, and your brand, must first let people know what you care about, and that you care about them.

The best of merchandise will go back to the shelf unless handled by a conscientious, tactful salesman.

The art of effective listening is essential to clear communication, and clear communication is necessary to management success.

A business that makes nothing but money is a poor business.

No company can afford not to move forward. It may be at the top of the heap today but at the bottom of the heap tomorrow, if it doesn’t.

It’s not just about being better. It’s about being different. You need to give people a reason to choose your business.

The way I run my business seems to be easier than the way I run my life.

I never aspired to be a public figure. I have always been interested primarily in real business and the development of business strategies.

Exchange ideas frequently.

My advice to budding property developers: do it on the cheap and you’ll get a cheap price. Don’t avoid putting in skirting just because it’s hidden by a sofa.

There’s no better friend to any merchant than a fair competitor.