In the short run, the market is a voting machine, but in the long run it is a weighing machine.

Investing isn't about beating others at their game. It's about controlling yourself at your own game.

Successful investing is about managing risk, not avoiding it.

The intelligent investor is a realist who sells to optimists and buys from pessimists.

In the world of securities, courage becomes the supreme virtue after adequate knowledge and a tested judgment are at hand.

Before you invest, you must ensure that you have realistically assessed your probability of being right and how you will react to the consequences of being wrong.

The true investor... will do better if he forgets about the stock market and pays attention to his dividend returns and to the operation results of his companies.

If you are shopping for common stocks, choose them the way you would buy groceries, not the way you would buy perfume.

A great company is not a great investment if you pay too much for the stock.

An investment operation is one which, upon thorough analysis, promises safety of principal and an adequate return.

The chief losses to investors come from the purchase of low-quality securities at times of favorable business conditions.

Our dead are never dead to us, until we have forgotten them.

Justice suffers when men refuse to stand firm for what is right.

We should be concerned not only about the health of individual patients, but also the health of our entire society.

Exploration is wired into our brains. If we can see the horizon, we want to know what's beyond.

You need more than your own wisdom in rearing [your children]. You need the help of the Lord. Pray for that help and follow the inspiration which you receive.

Don't liken me to that [SOB]. Anybody that lets his public policies be mixed up with religious prejudice is a plain [GD] fool.

Afflictions for God's sake are dearer to Him than any prayer or sacrifice.

I never wanted to express my independence by dressing in a particularly masculine way or appear particularly boyish.

Demanding respect is like chasing a butterfly. Chase it, and you'll never catch it. Sit still, and it may light on your shoulder.

Friends share all things.