#ted

Someone's sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago. ↗

— Warren Buffett

#ago #because #long #long time #planted

In the 20th century, the United States endured two world wars and other traumatic and expensive military conflicts; the Depression; a dozen or so recessions and financial panics; oil shocks; a flu epidemic; and the resignation of a disgraced president. Yet the Dow rose from 66 to 11,497. ↗

— Warren Buffett

#century #conflicts #depression #disgraced #dozen

I am quite serious when I say that I do not believe there are, on the whole earth besides, so many intensified bores as in these United States. No man can form an adequate idea of the real meaning of the word, without coming here. ↗

— Warren Buffett

#am #believe #besides #bores #coming

Today people who hold cash equivalents feel comfortable. They shouldn't. They have opted for a terrible long-term asset, one that pays virtually nothing and is certain to depreciate in value. ↗

— Warren Buffett

#cash #certain #comfortable #depreciate #equivalents

General: I attempted to take Williamsport yesterday, but found too large a force of infantry and artillery. After a long fight, I withdrew to this place. ↗

— John Buford

#artillery #attempted #fight #force #found

The Florida Supreme Court wanted all the legal votes to be counted. The United States Supreme Court, on the other hand, did not want all the votes to be counted. ↗

— Vincent Bugliosi

#court #did #florida #hand #legal

The votes of 60,000 Floridians were not counted. The Court threw out all 60,00 votes. And that's what the newspapers around the country are counting now. ↗

— Vincent Bugliosi

#counted #counting #country #court #floridians

Religion united its influence with those of loyalty and love, and the order of knighthood, endowed with all the sanctity and religious awe that attended the priesthood, became an object of ambition to the greatest sovereigns. ↗

— Thomas Bulfinch

#attended #awe #became #endowed #greatest

I've enjoyed it, I have seen it once at the premiere in London and it was very nice to be invited there. But I do want to see it again now. I want to sit and watch it as a fan rather than being there at the premiere with all the lights and such. ↗

— Jeremy Bulloch

#being #being there #enjoyed #fan #i

When I started my company, many people said I shouldn't launch it as a retail concept because it was too big a risk. They told me to launch as a wholesaler to test the waters - because that was the traditional way. ↗

— Tory Burch

#big #company #concept #i #launch