“If a CEO is enthused about a particularly foolish acquisition, both his internal staff and his outside advisors will come up with whatever projections are needed to justify his stance. Only in fairy tales are emperors told that they are naked.”
― Gems from Warren Buffett: Wit and Wisdom from 34 Years of Letters to Shareholders
― Gems from Warren Buffett: Wit and Wisdom from 34 Years of Letters to Shareholders
“No matter how great the talent or effort, some things just take time: you can’t produce a baby in one month by getting nine women pregnant.”
― Gems from Warren Buffett: Wit and Wisdom from 34 Years of Letters to Shareholders
― Gems from Warren Buffett: Wit and Wisdom from 34 Years of Letters to Shareholders
“Good jockeys will do well on good horses, but not on broken-down nags.” -1989 letter”
― Gems from Warren Buffett: Wit and Wisdom from 34 Years of Letters to Shareholders
― Gems from Warren Buffett: Wit and Wisdom from 34 Years of Letters to Shareholders
“Between stimulus and response, man has the freedom to choose.”
― The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
― The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
“Our preaching was better than our performance. (We neglected the Noah principle: predicting rain doesn’t count, building arks does.)” -1981 letter”
― Gems from Warren Buffett: Wit and Wisdom from 34 Years of Letters to Shareholders
― Gems from Warren Buffett: Wit and Wisdom from 34 Years of Letters to Shareholders
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