Warren Buffett is a business magnate, investor and philanthropist from the United States. He is the chairman of Berkshire Hathaway and is widely considered the most successful investor of the 20thcentury. Buffett has consistently ranked among the world’s wealthiest people. He was listed as the world wealthiest person in 2008 and the third wealthiest person in 2012. He was also named by Time in 2012 as one of the most influential people in the world.
Warren Buffett is well-known for his adherence to the value investing philosophy. He also has a reputation of personal frugality despite his immense wealth. A notable philanthropist, Buffett have pledged to give away ninety-nine percent of his fortune to philanthropic causes.
The following are some inspirational quotes by Warren Buffett, which you can use to motivate your team.
“Someone is sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago.”
– Warren Buffett
“You do things when the opportunities come along. I’ve had periods in my life when I’ve had a bundle of ideas come along, and I’ve had long dry spells. If I get an idea next week, I’ll do something. If not, I won’t do a damn thing.”
– Warren Buffett
“Risk comes from not knowing what you’re doing.”
– Warren Buffett
“You know, people talk about this being an uncertain time. You know, all time is uncertain. I mean, it was uncertain back in – in 2007, we just didn’t know it was uncertain. It was – uncertain on September 10th, 2001. It was uncertain on October 18th, 1987, you just didn’t know it.”
– Warren Buffett
“I don’t look to jump over 7-foot bars: I look around for 1-foot bars that I can step over.”
– Warren Buffett
A public-opinion poll is no substitute for thought.
– Warren Buffett
“Time is the friend of the wonderful company, the enemy of the mediocre.”
– 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
“Only when the tide goes out do you discover who’s been swimming naked.”
– Warren Buffett
“The first rule is not to lose. The second rule is not to forget the first rule.”
– Warren Buffett
“If past history was all there was to the game, the richest people would be librarians.”
– 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.”
– Warren Buffett
“In the business world, the rearview mirror is always clearer than the windshield.”
– Warren Buffett
“There seems to be some perverse human characteristic that likes to make easy things difficult.”
– 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
“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
“We enjoy the process far more than the proceeds.”
– Warren Buffett
“Price is what you pay. Value is what you get.”
– Warren Buffett
“The business schools reward difficult complex behavior more than simple behavior, but simple behavior is more effective.”
– Warren Buffett
