Warren Buffett Quotes

There's a popular image of people who don't save for the future as lacking in self-control. But the reason saving is so hard has less to do with self-control and more to do with a scarcity of attention.

Wisdom always waits for the right time to act, while emotion always pushes for action right now!

Huamns, uregulated, are cruel and capricious; violet and selfish; miserable and quarrelsome. It is only after their instincts and basic emotions have been controlled that they can be happy, generous, and good.

Solvency is entirely a matter of temperament and not of income.

Behaviors are a choice. Feelings are sometimes out of our control. Behavior has to do with choices.

He submits to be seen through a microscope, who suffers himself to be caught in a fit of passion.

To rule one's anger is well; to prevent it is better.

Money is of no value; it cannot spend itself. All depends on the skill of the spender.

When a man is a prey to his emotions, he is not his own master, but lies at the mercy of fortune: so much so, that he is often compelled, while seeing that which is better for him, to follow that which is worse.

I have a fierce temper. I've mastered it over the years, but when I'm angry, no one can force me to do anything I don't want to.

I have a temper, and it can flare from time to time, but as I've gotten older and more experienced, I think I use it in a controlled way. Oftentimes, I'm acting.

I've got to control my emotions. When I fight out of emotions, it doesn't end up so well.

My mom laid the foundation that in order for you to be successful, you have to take care of the books first. That's one thing she preached about, because at any point, other stuff can be taken away.

I want to show I can control my emotion and aggression and stay calm.

I am quite a calm player. I do have a go at players and refs in the heat of the moment, but I never throw my toys out of the pram.

Even as a boy, my dad always told me, 'Don't show emotion.' If I banged my cue, he would give me a row and say, 'Stop that.' Don't show any petulance. It was developed, certainly, but I think you have got to have it in you.

Practice self-discipline and keep emotions under control. Good judgment and common sense are essential.

I learned if you have $100 or $100 million - if you spend more than you have, you’re going to go broke.

It might sound crazy but you put your money up and take out a little every week. You put yourself on a salary instead of getting $7,000 this week, $20,000 next week and $5,000 the week after that. Take a $1,000. You got your toys, you got everything and your money under your mattress. Break it down and have a salary to take care of you and your family and stretch that money.

I’m trying to manage myself, not just my portfolio.

Anger makes dull men witty, but it keeps them poor.

We all have to control our feelings. That's the thing that separates us from animals.

I had very deep concerns about my financial status because I found that up until "Let's Dance" I was virtually broke again. I had been so irresponsible in how I dealt with my financial affairs. I take full responsibility for that.

Don't let your emotions overpower your intelligence.

When you need to make a decision, don't let your emotions vote.