Buffett: "Life today is better in almost every way. You’ve got to figure that you started at a pretty lucky spot just by being born when you were. Imagine staying in some cosmic waiting room for hundreds of thousands of years and then getting dropped into the present — not bad timing. So I would focus on what’s been good in your life, rather than what’s gone wrong. Yes, bad things happen — sometimes very bad things. But life can still be wonderful."
Buffett on DOGE & the US deficit:
"We’re running roughly a 7% fiscal gap & probably a 3% gap is what’s sustainable. The further you drift from that, the closer you get to the point where it becomes uncontrollable. It’s a job I don’t want — but it’s a job that needs to be done."
Buffett after the long standing ovation he received after announcing his exit as CEO:
" The enthusiasm shown by that response can be interpreted in two ways, but I'll take it"
The end of an era at Berkshire Hathaway:
"At year-end, Greg would be the CEO of Berkshire. I would still hang around and could conceivably be useful in a few cases. But the final word would be Greg’s...Greg doesn’t know anything about this until what he’s hearing right now."