Warren Buffett Quotes

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

People who live in a glass house have to answer the door.

The definition of a stupid thing is something that if you do everything right, you still get hurt. Fire-eating and love are stupid things.

During the times of peace and prosperity a leader becomes careless and unmindful of the future

Scandals are only increased by hushing them up.

I've been asked a lot lately what message is there in the Lusitania for the modern day. To be honest, not much. Except that maybe hubris and overconfidence are always dangerous things.

If we humans are good at anything, it’s thinking we’ve got a terrific idea and going for it without acknowledging the potential consequences or our own ignorance.

Nations, like individuals, cannot become desperate gamblers with impunity. Punishment is sure to overtake them sooner or later.

Sean Penn's really the only one stupid enough to put anything down on paper.

They believe that nothing will happen because they have closed their doors.

Success tempts many to their ruin.

I was always the kid at school who thought it was a good idea to set off the fire alarm. And much as I'm aware that that's a trait which also propels other things which are good, I wish I could just pause and go, 'Is this really what you want to do?'

Leaders who fail to prune their pride will meet demise. That's not a guess, it's a guarantee. With pride, it's not a matter of 'if' we will fall, but 'when.' There are no exceptions.

One man's transparency is another's humiliation.

I am a generous man, by nature, and far more trusting than I should be. Indeed. The real world is risky territory for people with generosity of spirit. Beware.

Young people think that nothing bad will ever happen to them.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing, but a little want of knowledge is also a dangerous thing.

Hey, I was lucky twice. I know it's three strikes and you're out. I don't think of myself as being invincible anymore.

It is an odd thing about newspapers that they live by exposure, yet they keep their own worlds concealed.

When I was in my twenties, I thought I was bulletproof.

I got by on talent. That was my fatal mistake.

My childlike qualities sometimes lead me to jump into projects without thinking of the consequences.

It is almost always the cover-up rather than the event that causes trouble.

If you want to play the game of truth, I'll tell the truth, and the truth will burn.

If you want to cut your own throat, don't come to me for a bandage.