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2017 Annual Meeting - Famous Quotes

Famous quotes from the 2017 Berkshire Hathaway Annual Meeting.

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Famous Quotes from 2017 Annual Meeting

  1. "That's Charlie. I'm Warren. You can tell us apart because he can hear and I can see. That's why we work together so well."

  2. "It's a terrific city. Charlie's lived in California now for about 70 years, but he's still got a lot of Omaha in him."

  3. "She puts on this whole program. She has two young children. She's amazing."

  4. "We do not make earnings forecasts. On March 31st, we have over $90 billion of net unrealized gains."

  5. "In the first four months, GEICO's had a net gain of 700,000 policyholders. Last year that figure was like 300,000."

  6. "Several major competitors cut back on new business because new business carries significant loss in the first year. That's made to order for us."

  7. "We increased our float by $14 billion in the first quarter. Our cash and cash equivalents, including Treasury bills, now exceeds $90 billion."

  8. "Jack Bogle changed the way Americans invest. He was a true pioneer."

  9. "Wells Fargo didn't act quickly enough to stop bad behavior. This was a cultural problem."

  10. "When you create incentive systems that reward cross-selling to the point where people open fake accounts, you've got a problem that comes from the top."


Source: 2017_Annual_Meeting.md