In investing it is never wrong to change your mind. It is only wrong to change your mind and do nothing about it.

The single greatest edge an investor can have is a long-term orientation.

Value investing is at its core the marriage of a contrarian streak and a calculator.

Ultimately, nothing should be more important to investors than the ability to sleep soundly at night.

The stock market is the story of cycles and of the human behavior that is responsible for overreactions in both directions.

In reality, no one knows what the market will do; trying to predict it is a waste of time, and investing based upon that prediction is a speculative undertaking.

Investment success cannot be captured in a mathematical equation or a computer program.

Patience and discipline can make you look foolishly out of touch until they make you look prudent and even prescient

The near absence of bargains works as a reverse indicator for us. When we find there is little worth buying, there is probably much worth selling.

As Buffett has often observed, value investing is not a concept that can be learned and gradually applied over time. It is either absorbed and adopted at once, or it is never truly learned.

The overwhelming majority of people are comfortable with consensus, but successful investors tend to have a contrarian bent.

I love the smell of rain and growing things.

Writing my blog has saved me thousands on therapy.

My own American Dream was to serve my country as best I could and make a difference in America - and in the world.

Everyone wants to be part of the 99%, even the cops are like, "No, no, man. I'm part of the 99% too." No one wants to be part of the 1%.

I wish my brother would learn a trade, so I would know what kind of work he's out of.

The sound of a word is at least as important as the meaning.

Great men are but common men more fully developed and ripened.

Every man prefers belief to the exercise of judgment.

You can profit by disappointment - if it is turned into inspirational dissatisfaction with a positive mental attitude.

Within you is the kingdom of serenity that can create all the prosperity you could ever want.