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Investing Money Quotes

No matter how great the talent or efforts, some things just take time.

Lawrence A. Cunningham, Warren E. Buffett (2013). “The Essays of Warren Buffett: Lessons for Corporate America (Third Edition)”, p.71, Carolina Academic Press

You can't produce a baby in one month by getting nine women pregnant.

Lawrence A. Cunningham, Warren E. Buffett (2013). “The Essays of Warren Buffett: Lessons for Corporate America (Third Edition)”, p.71, Carolina Academic Press

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

Warren Buffett (2009). “Warren Buffett on Business: Principles from the Sage of Omaha”, p.150, John Wiley & Sons

If investing is entertaining, if you're having fun, you're probably not making any money. Good investing is boring.

"The Winning Investment Habits of Warren Buffett & George Soros". Book by Mark Tier, 2006.

Everyone has the brain power to make money in stocks. Not everyone has the stomach.

Peter Lynch (2012). “Beating the Street”, p.306, Simon and Schuster

I try to buy stock in businesses that are so wonderful that an idiot can run them. Because sooner or later, one will.

"Warren Buffett hauled before US financial crisis commission" by Graeme Wearden, www.theguardian.com. June 2, 2010.

Sometimes your best investments are the ones you don't make.

Donald Trump (2016). “Trump: The Art of the Deal”, p.26, Random House

The investor of today does not profit from yesterday's growth.

"The Security I Like Best". Warren Buffett, The Commercial and Financial Chronicle (December 6, 1951), as quoted in "5 Tips From Warren Buffett Every Investor Should Take to Heart" by Stacy Rapacon, grow.acorns.com. August 24, 2017.

When we own portions of outstanding businesses with outstanding managements, our favorite holding period is forever.

Lawrence A. Cunningham, Warren E. Buffett (2013). “The Essays of Warren Buffett: Lessons for Corporate America (Third Edition)”, p.63, Carolina Academic Press

Nothing sedates rationality like large doses of effortless money.

Warren Buffett (2009). “Warren Buffett on Business: Principles from the Sage of Omaha”, p.163, John Wiley & Sons

Investors should remember that excitement and expenses are their enemies.

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Chairman's Letter, www.berkshirehathaway.com. 2004.

Experience taught me to listen to your gut, no matter how good something sounds on paper.

Donald J. Trump, Tony Schwartz (2009). “Trump: The Art of the Deal”, p.28, Ballantine Books