"A horse that can count to 10 is a remarkable horse. It is not a remarkable mathematician."

Thought the book would be more about the personality and character of Buffett. I felt a little bogged down in the details of his investing and buying/selling stock

A fasinating portrayl of the worlds richest man. Whilst this book will give you a firm grasp of buffets investing style, it also gives a intreguing view of the man himself who far from being a dispicable banker comes across as a man of integrity and purpose whilst being unbelievably obsessive. A great read for anyone who wants to know what it takes.

Great biography of a really fascinating man. Highly recommended to anybody interested in investing (in any sense of the word).

I am kicking myself why did it take me so long to pick up Roger Lowenstein's Buffet. It was lying on my bookshelf for such a long time. I think it is the best Warren Buffett book that I've read. I found it better than Alice Schroeder’s Snowball which I read last month.

Lowenstein's book is more objective in highlighting how Buffet made his investment decisions, though Schroeder’s is more detailed and focused on his personal life. He describes all of his major investing decisions in different chapters and shows us how his investment philosophy keeps evolving.

It is pretty clear that there is no single way in which Buffett invests. He has different parameters for different types of companies and situations. He also makes decisions based on personal considerations.

There will only be one Buffett and I don’t think his investment style can be copied. However, the best thing that we can learn from him is to develop our own investing strategy and think independently.

This was a quick and super-enjoyable read. Not only is Buffett a fascinating character study, but I feel I'm slowly learning about investing through reading about how the true experts do it. The book might've run about 100 pages too long, but if you're at all interested in what the hell has gone on and continues to go on with our economy, it's well worth getting through it all.

Really solid biography, though 20 years old and he's done a lot in the last 2 decades. Touch sycophantic at times, but not so bad. I didn't really know anything about him, now I do! If you're thinking about any sort of investing you should read this.

"“Never lose money” is an unyielding standard; it forecloses the option of taking any speculative risks."

"Buffett noted that the Du Ponts “might believe themselves perceptive in observing the debilitating effects of food stamps for the poor” but were themselves living off a “boundless” supply of “privately funded food stamps.”"

"In the end we must have people to match our principles, not the reverse."

"If you gave me $100 billion and said take away the soft drink leadership of Coca-Cola in the world, I’d give it back to you and say it can’t be done."

"“Maybe I’m a little crazy about this,” he admitted, “but if you practice a faith, you go to the church."