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Hint: money flows into most funds after good performance, and goes out when bad performance follows.

The transfer of Wall Street from private ownership to public ownership has been a big step backward.

High ethics and religious principles form the basis for success and happiness in every area of life.

Most people work all week to get to the weekend. A few work all weekend for years to get to freedom.

I found in direct selling companies an education system designed to draw out the rich person in you.

Military school was great and especially great for leadership and then I spent two years in Vietnam.

Tax season always means a deluge of tax advice. Unfortunately, most of it is futile and lightweight.

A short squeeze could happen with the U.S. dollar if lenders suddenly forced debtors to pay in cash.

We misjudge risk if we feel we have some control over it, even if it's an illusory sense of control.

Asking for financial advice from a financial planner is like asking a barber if you need a hair cut.

It's far better to buy a wonderful company at a fair price than a fair company at a wonderful price.

In the world of business, the people who are most successful are those who are doing what they love.

My wealth has come from a combination of living in America, some lucky genes, and compound interest.

Making money isn't the backbone of our guiding purpose; it is the by-product of our guiding purpose.

When people talk about cash being king, it's not king if it just sits there and never does anything.

Buy when most people, including experts, are pessimistic, and sell when they are actively optimistic.

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

The investor's primary interest lies in acquiring and holding suitable securities at suitable prices.

Does the universe exist only for me? It's possible. If so, it's sure going well for me, I must admit.

We all have the chance to create a world where extreme poverty is the exception rather than the rule.

Drones overall will be more impactful than I think people recognize in positive ways to help society.

We work with whoever is elected. Some will bring a more generous, open view of the world than others.

Everyone knows about Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Now help me spread the word about Giving Tuesday!

The old economy with careers and benefits and pensions is gone. There are scary implications to that.

Nobody wants to buy a $60,000 electric Civic. But people will pay $90,000 for an electric sports car.

Selling an electric sports car creates an opportunity to fundamentally change the way America drives.

Do your homework or hire wise experts to help you. Never jump into a business you have no idea about.

Surprising and interesting things happen to those who keep their eyes and their minds open and alert!

It doesn’t matter how strong or capable you are; if you don’t have a big heart, you will not succeed.

Asking Wall Street to provide financial education is the same as asking a fox to raise your chickens.

Rich people acquire assets. The poor and middle class acquire liabilities that they think are assets.

The greatest secret of winners is that failure inspires winning; thus, they are not afraid of losing.

If you are not happy while getting rich, chances are that you will not be happy when you do get rich.

Giving honest and well-intended feedback is often confused with being mean. It's not mean; it's nice.

We simply attempt to be fearful when others are greedy and to be greedy only when others are fearful.

You know ... you keep doing the same things and you keep getting the same result over and over again.

I am a better investor because I am a businessman, and a better businessman because I am no investor.

The best education you can get is investing in yourself, and that doesn't mean college or university.

There are certain things that cannot be adequately explained to a virgin either by words or pictures.

Charlie and I have a number of filters that things have to get through before we'll think about them.

Your premium brand had better be delivering something special, or it's not going to get the business.

If you are not willing to own a stock for 10 years, do not even think about owning it for 10 minutes.

A single year's performance is of minor importance and, good or bad, should never be taken seriously.

I prefer liquor store robbers with hungry kids to companies that locate offshore to avoid U.S. taxes.

We have a country where I don't know whether it's a million households a year or more, but good form.

Believe it or not, Mexico has better treaties with the rest of the world than the Unites States does.

A speculator gambles that a stock will go up in price because somebody else will pay even more for it.

Most people overestimate what they can do in one year and underestimate what they can do in ten years.

Success today requires the agility and drive to constantly rethink, reinvigorate, react, and reinvent.

There's only one trick in software, and that is using a piece of software that's already been written.

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