If people tell you what you really don't want to hear what's unpleasant-there's an almost automatic reaction of antipathy. You have to train yourself out of it.

The best thing a human being can do is to help another human being know more.

Intelligent people make decisions based on opportunity costs.

Mimicking the herd invites regression to the mean.

I did not succeed in life by intelligence. I succeeded because I have a long attention span.

The big money is not in the buying and selling ... but in the waiting.

Great investing requires a lot of delayed gratification.

When you locate a bargain, you must ask, 'Why me, God? Why am I the only one who could find this bargain?'

Our job is to find a few intelligent things to do, not to keep up with every damn thing in the world.

I believe in the discipline of mastering the best that other people have ever figured out. I don't believe in just sitting down and trying to dream it all up yourself. Nobody's that smart.

A lot of success in life and business comes from knowing what you want to avoid: early death, a bad marriage, etc.

Release the stress you are holding. Feel the tension leave your body. Now, look at the root of your stress. Find your solution in a moment of calm, not anxiety.

At times, it's better to think of exactly what is happening right in front of you every second, rather than going through things from the past in your mind.

My finger picking is sort of a cross between Pete Seeger, Earl Scruggs, and total incompetence.

My Peace I leave with you

The seat of the soul is where the inner world and the outer world meet.

Machines were mice and men were lions once upon a time. But now that it's the opposite it's twice upon a time.

People look up to me as somebody who is able to switch the image of our country from negative to positive.

He views life with tenderness and determination.

Most people do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent to reply.

Some investments do have higher expected returns than others. Which ones? Well, by and large they're the ones that will do the worst in bad times.