Warren Buffett quotes

Warren Buffett is an American investor, business tycoon, and philanthropist, widely regarded as one of the most successful investors of all time. His long-term value investing strategies and leadership of Berkshire Hathaway have made him a global financial icon. He continues to inspire generations with his wisdom, humility, and charitable giving. Here are 300 of his quotes:

Risk comes from not knowing what you're doing.

Warren Buffett

The first rule is not to lose. The second rule is not to forget the first rule.

Warren Buffett

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

Warren Buffett

Never invest in a business you can't understand.

Warren Buffett

In the business world, the rearview mirror is always clearer than the windshield.

Warren Buffett

Price is what you pay. Value is what you get.

Warren Buffett

Someone's sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago.

Warren Buffett

I buy expensive suits. They just look cheap on me.

Warren Buffett

Of the billionaires I have known, money just brings out the basic traits in them. If they were jerks before they had money, they are simply jerks with a billion dollars.

Warren Buffett

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

Warren Buffett

It's far better to buy a wonderful company at a fair price than a fair company at a wonderful price.

Warren Buffett

I never attempt to make money on the stock market. I buy on the assumption that they could close the market the next day and not reopen it for five years.

Warren Buffett

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

Warren Buffett

You only have to do a very few things right in your life so long as you don't do too many things wrong.

Warren Buffett

Remember that the stock market is manic-depressive.

Warren Buffett

If you have a harem of 40 women, you never get to know any of them very well.

Warren Buffett

There seems to be some perverse human characteristic that likes to make easy things difficult.

Warren Buffett

Much success can be attributed to inactivity. Most investors cannot resist the temptation to constantly buy and sell.

Warren Buffett

In the world of business, the people who are most successful are those who are doing what they love.

Warren Buffett

We simply attempt to be fearful when others are greedy and to be greedy only when others are fearful.

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.

Warren Buffett

When you combine ignorance and leverage, you get some pretty interesting results.

Warren Buffett