When Warren Buffett invests in a company, he is conferring upon that company something very unique: his credibility.
What inspires me most are people who imagine and implement solutions to challenges in their own lives, in their communities, in our country and around the world.
People who imagine and implement solutions to challenges in their own lives, in their communities, in our country and in our world have always inspired me.
I don't want to make more friends. I have four kids, I have plenty of friends, and all the personal relationships I need.
Smart, well-meaning people get it wrong when they start believing that the world owes them something and that the rules are different for them.
If you're going to succeed, then you just have to be thick-skinned. It's something I developed early in my career, and it just goes with the territory.
The millionaires and billionaires who chose to invest in Australia are actually those who most help the poor and our young. This secret needs to be spread widely.
The only way you survive is you continuously transform into something else. It's this idea of continuous transformation that makes you an innovation company.
No matter what it is, you put too much, your heart and soul in it, you have to be passionate about it. You make too many sacrifices.
When Warren Buffett says the sun shines out of somebody's backside, it's worth paying attention.
I don't mean to be accident prone, but my excuse is if you really want to get somewhere you have to go full gas.
The key to making acquisitions is being ready because you really never know when the right big one is going to come along.
I would be very happy to go to America. America is where I was raised and that's exactly what I want.
I have dual citizenship; I would be happy to go to England. I would be very happy to go to America.
The average investor does significantly worse than a simple index... It's literally because of the way our brains are wired.
If the current birth rate, which is the lowest in the major developed countries, continues, there will be no Japanese. Who will pay the enormous debt?
Warren Beatty has always acted like a Movie Star even when no one knew who he was.
I'm very antischedule. Except for board meetings, I don't really schedule things or keep a calendar. I think appointments are caustic to creativity.
Most corporations have human-resources processes that involve discussions with your manager, performance evaluations, calibrations for performance and potential succession planning.
I have never been a social lion; I was misidentified as one because I have a very attractive second wife.
You have to understand the separation between what exists in the print media and what exists in reality. It's important to never lose track of reality.
