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Warren Buffett Speaks: Wit and Wisdom from the World's Greatest Investor

Warren Buffett Speaks: Wit and Wisdom from the World's Greatest Investor

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  • Author：Janet Lowe
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Summary

When Warren Buffett Speaks。 。 。 people listen。 "If people want to improve their investing skills， it has to help to study how the Master does it。 This short book outlines Buffett's philosophy and techniques。"
--Peter S。 Lynch， Fidelity Investments

"Common sense with a deft irony 。 。 。"
--John C。 Bogle， founder of The Vanguard Group and author， The Little Book of Common Sense Investing

"It was Warren Buffett's thoughts and philosophy that first captivated investors。 Janet Lowe has done us all a great service by collecting and arranging Warren Buffett's wit and wisdom in an easy-to-read and enjoyable book。"
--Robert G。 Hagstrom， Portfolio Manager， Legg Mason Growth Trust mutual fund， and author， The Warren Buffett Way， Second Edition

"A must-read。 Buffett's wit and wisdom is a roadmap for anyone looking to succeed in business， investing， and life。"
--Steve Halpern， Editor， www。thestockadvisors。com

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Reviews

Chris ，

I listened to the audio book which has been in my reading list for some time and I enjoyed it。 I have read Snowball， the book about Buffett mentioned at the end of this book and enjoyed that too。 This book and Buffett are both witty and at times I chuckled and at times I laughed hysterically。 I learned some good investing and business lessons too。 I highly recommend this book。

Luis Hatashita ，

A collection fo some of his sayings and insights。 Pretty dynamic read。If you're interested on more in-depth content， i would recommend something else。However if you are new to the world of investing， it's and interesting read。 A collection fo some of his sayings and insights。 Pretty dynamic read。If you're interested on more in-depth content， i would recommend something else。However if you are new to the world of investing， it's and interesting read。 。。。more

Miguel Carreira ，

It's nice to see how Warren thinks and sees the world， making loads of money with it。 It's nice to see how Warren thinks and sees the world， making loads of money with it。 。。。more

Ahmet Uzar ，

so so。

Anshak ，

This book introduces you to Warren Buffet's life and his way of investing。 For anyone who follows WB or his investing ideology， this would make an interesting read。 This book introduces you to Warren Buffet's life and his way of investing。 For anyone who follows WB or his investing ideology， this would make an interesting read。 。。。more

Ryan ，

A little rough to get through。

Malia ，

Very quick read with interesting quips from an obvious fan。 Enjoyed it。 More biographical than sharing much financial literacy。

Somit ，

well articulated， decently penned， Thanks to Janet Celesta Lowe，I recommend this book to all those people who wish to work towards understanding Buffet's Investment fashion and his general perspective about living life in a less fussy and more productive manner， well articulated， decently penned， Thanks to Janet Celesta Lowe，I recommend this book to all those people who wish to work towards understanding Buffet's Investment fashion and his general perspective about living life in a less fussy and more productive manner， 。。。more

Dennis Littrell ，

Fundamental analysis rulesA pleasant little book， mostly bonbons for dilettante investors， kind of sugary like those colas Warren loves so much。 He's corny but incisive; a conservative who thinks he's part bleeding heart liberal。 Right。 In shark's skin。 People love him， and the stock market degenerates worship him。 Well， he's one of the world's richest men， so I guess they would。 Personally he reminds me of Doyle Brunson， former world champion poker player。 Buffet is fast and very intelligent， b Fundamental analysis rulesA pleasant little book， mostly bonbons for dilettante investors， kind of sugary like those colas Warren loves so much。 He's corny but incisive; a conservative who thinks he's part bleeding heart liberal。 Right。 In shark's skin。 People love him， and the stock market degenerates worship him。 Well， he's one of the world's richest men， so I guess they would。 Personally he reminds me of Doyle Brunson， former world champion poker player。 Buffet is fast and very intelligent， but likes to appear country。 He hates pretension and likes to make light of himself。 He could run for office and win。 Not much wisdom here， except second hand。 As a philosopher， he's a kind of Will Rogers， and like Rogers an American original。 --Dennis Littrell， author of “The World Is Not as We Think It Is” 。。。more

Bradley Sands ，

Decent primer on Buffet-isms。

Maetco ，

An ok book about a very interesting person。

Liam Polkinghorne ，

Above average book on Warren Buffett。

Karthik ，

The book has a pretty good selection of quotes from Warren on a wide range of topics， but primarily business and stocks。 He comes across as a smug braggart and doesn’t sound very wise in general。 Also， his stock and business quotes aren’t insightful。 It has generic advise like “pick companies with good management” or a good business etc: but how one is to know if the management or the business is good is not explained。 Peter Lynch’s books give more useful tips for the individual investor。 I am n The book has a pretty good selection of quotes from Warren on a wide range of topics， but primarily business and stocks。 He comes across as a smug braggart and doesn’t sound very wise in general。 Also， his stock and business quotes aren’t insightful。 It has generic advise like “pick companies with good management” or a good business etc: but how one is to know if the management or the business is good is not explained。 Peter Lynch’s books give more useful tips for the individual investor。 I am now convinced I am not interested in Warren Buffett’s personality although I have no doubt he is incredibly capable of reading the stock market and making money off of it。 。。。more

Samcwright ，

Meh。。。there are better books on Buffett。 Try The Snowball。

Greg McGee ，

Free audiobook on Hoopla

Mikhail Golub ，

A very good compilation。

Eduardo Barraza ，

Although the book isn't written by W。B。 it is still good and has lots of good information。 At least it did change my strategy。 Although the book isn't written by W。B。 it is still good and has lots of good information。 At least it did change my strategy。 。。。more

Doug ，

This was my first book on Warren Buffett！ There were lots of great quotes and interesting stories associated with the quotes。 Enjoyed it and was a quick light read with some humor thrown in。 Recommend it！

Viktor Nilsson ，

As an audiobook， it becomes quite boring。 Especially if you've read a lot on Buffett before， because it doesn't present anything new but merely quotes famous sayings by or about him。 As a book to put by your bedside （or why not by the toilet？） I think it would make for great reading， one short sequence at a time。 Buffett is a master of enlightening one-liners after all。 As an audiobook， it becomes quite boring。 Especially if you've read a lot on Buffett before， because it doesn't present anything new but merely quotes famous sayings by or about him。 As a book to put by your bedside （or why not by the toilet？） I think it would make for great reading， one short sequence at a time。 Buffett is a master of enlightening one-liners after all。 。。。more

Joel Gray ，

GREAT INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES COME AROUND WHEN EXCELLENT COMPANIES ARE SURROUNDED BY UNUSUAL CIRCUMSTANCES THAT CAUSE THE STOCK TO BE MIS-APPRAISED。Buffett describes his style at 85% Graham and 15% Fisher。Projections are no good。 They are put together by people who have an interest in a particular outcome and therefore have a subconscious bias。 They are unintentional lies which are the worst kin as the forecaster often believes them himself。If you let yourself be indisciplined on the small thin GREAT INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES COME AROUND WHEN EXCELLENT COMPANIES ARE SURROUNDED BY UNUSUAL CIRCUMSTANCES THAT CAUSE THE STOCK TO BE MIS-APPRAISED。Buffett describes his style at 85% Graham and 15% Fisher。Projections are no good。 They are put together by people who have an interest in a particular outcome and therefore have a subconscious bias。 They are unintentional lies which are the worst kin as the forecaster often believes them himself。If you let yourself be indisciplined on the small things you would probably be undisciplined on the large things also。There is nothing like writing to force you to think and to get your thoughts straight。You cannot buy what is popular and do well。Mr Market is your servant not your guide。No airline will be a wonderful business。 。。。more

Allen Cooley ，

Good advice and quotes from Warren Buffett。 Useful for anyone who just wants to get a sense of the man。

Chuck Cova ，

For me， this was just tedious， painful even， to get through。 Of course， if you are looking for investment advice， there are some good nuggets here， but generally， Ugh。 Like taking marriage advice from someone divorced three times is what I felt this was when discussing most anything outside money。 Gave myself permission to just scan the last 80 pages or so。。。

Ahmad Nazeri ，

Really great book， summarizing Warren Buffet's principles in investing and in life。 Really great book， summarizing Warren Buffet's principles in investing and in life。 。。。more

Aj ，

http://porchswingreading。blogspot。com。。。 http://porchswingreading。blogspot。com。。。 。。。more

Matthew ，

Fascinating compilation of Buffet's quotes and public opinions。 I thought the arrangement of them wasn't completely logical and a few analyses of quotes seemed to be contradictory， but it was a great book to learn more about the life of the world's greatest investor。 Fascinating compilation of Buffet's quotes and public opinions。 I thought the arrangement of them wasn't completely logical and a few analyses of quotes seemed to be contradictory， but it was a great book to learn more about the life of the world's greatest investor。 。。。more

Jason Orthman ，

A collection of quotes from Warren Buffett。 Always useful but nothing particularly new。

Thang Tran ，

A small book with powerful quotes from Buffet's interviews。 I initially thought it would be solely about business advice， but the author actually talks diversely about his experience in life， from his early years in business， to his relationship with his mother， his college teacher who inspired him greatly， Bill Gates， and many other people。 If you have time alone and want to refresh your busy working habit， this book is to read for pleasure。 Enjoy the Wall Street's magician's wisdom。 A small book with powerful quotes from Buffet's interviews。 I initially thought it would be solely about business advice， but the author actually talks diversely about his experience in life， from his early years in business， to his relationship with his mother， his college teacher who inspired him greatly， Bill Gates， and many other people。 If you have time alone and want to refresh your busy working habit， this book is to read for pleasure。 Enjoy the Wall Street's magician's wisdom。 。。。more

Harsh Thaker ，

Nuggets of folksy wit and wisdom

Vinit ，

Nice book with very witty and interesting quotes by Buffett on investment and his personal life。 Must read for novice investors。

Julia Douthwaite ，

After reading Michael Lewis's description of the odious machinations operated among piggish financiers at Salomon Brothers and elsewhere， the scandals related often on the finance pages of The Economist and the NYT Business section， reading Warren Buffett was a like finding a light in the wilderness。 You feel， "At last somebody I can trust" exactly because his advice is not the be-all and end-all， nor does it claim to be。 It's his personal opinions， backed up of course by the jaw-dropping charts After reading Michael Lewis's description of the odious machinations operated among piggish financiers at Salomon Brothers and elsewhere， the scandals related often on the finance pages of The Economist and the NYT Business section， reading Warren Buffett was a like finding a light in the wilderness。 You feel， "At last somebody I can trust" exactly because his advice is not the be-all and end-all， nor does it claim to be。 It's his personal opinions， backed up of course by the jaw-dropping charts on pp。 171-173， which show how Berkshire-Hathaway stock grew from 1986-1997。 Thanks to the excellent introduction and narrative framing by Janet Lowe， the Oracle of Omaha talks to you as if he were speaking to a friend or trusted confidante， maybe even a family member。 Chapters include topics such as "Work things out with your wife，" "Share your wisdom，" and "Expect to be out of step。" People might call it folksy common sense， but again it is important to contextualize among the "experts" noted above。 It is also good to remember that Buffett is still among us and doing fine; the history does not end in 1997， when this book first came out。 Buffett simplifies the economic world， yes， but why need it be so complicated？ Don't you sometimes feel the "financial services" industry is throwing sand in our eyes to make us feel inferior？ When speaking to the young bucks who man the phone lines at American Century and other finance companies， you feel like you're talking to a surly teenager， who is annoyed to speak to a layperson， since it is "so complicated。" I was very moved by the concept of "Work with good people，" and only wish I had had the good fortune to do so at every step of my career。 Which leads to another excellent section， called "Know when to quit。"Also good to know: "Don't worry about diversification" and "Invest for the long term。" And in this election season， we should all remember what Warren Buffett says: "Pay your taxes and don't complain。" "Investing is one way of contributing to the public well-being，" Buffett reminds us。On that note， I immediately purchased some Berkshire-Hathaway /B stock。 。。。more

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