"I always say that in investing you want to buy stock in a company that has a business that's so good that an idiot can run it, because sooner or later one will. We have a country like that."

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Source: Warren Buffett: I Haven't Seen As Much Economic Fear In My Adult Lifetime. Interview with Charlie Rose, www.cnbc.com. October 1, 2008.

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Warren Buffett

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Warren Buffett is a renowned investor and philanthropist known for his value investing philosophy and leadership at Berkshire Hathaway.

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