Investment Strategy Quotes

"The most important quality for an investor is temperament, not intellect" "We simply attempt to be fearful when others are greedy and to be greedy only when others are fearful" "If you're long-term oriented, customer interests and shareholder interests are aligned." "Risk comes from not knowing what you’re doing" "Diversification is protection against ignorance. It makes little sense if you know what you are doing" "The true investor welcomes volatility" "Don't try to buy at the bottom and sell at the top. It can't be done except by liars." "I’m just looking to earn a fair return on capital, commensurate with the amount of risk we’ve taken and the opportunity we’ve helped create" "The big money is not in the buying and selling, but in the waiting" "It's waiting that helps you as an investor, and a lot of people just can't stand to wait" "You must strike a reasonable balance between risk and return" "The best way to invest is with a long-term perspective" "The real test in investing is not the ability to say who will be in favor in the future or what will do best It’s the ability to say that when nobody else is really willing to buy" "The future is inherently unforecastable, the nature of investing is that the decisions you have to make now concern a future that is inherently unknown" "The best way to get a winning position is to trade around a core position."