"It's a huge mistake to think that you can go into a business and just do things the same way as everybody else and then expect to get a different result."

"I'm not interested in cars or boats or anything like that. I'm interested in buying businesses."

"When a management with a reputation for brilliance tackles a business with a reputation for bad economics, it is the reputation of the business that remains intact."

"You can't make a good deal with a bad person."

"I get to do what I like to do every single day. If you like what you do, you're ahead of the game."