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Time being spent to just sit and think - I insist on a lot of time being spent, almost every day, to just sit and think. That is very uncommon in American business. I read and think. So I do more reading and thinking, and make less impulse decisions than most people in business. I do it because I like this kind of life.

Sitting in the shade today - Someone's sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago.

Invest in a business even a fool can run - You should invest in a business that even a fool can run, because someday a fool will.

Eat what I like - If you told me that I would live one year longer if I ate only broccoli or asparagus or whatever . . . I'd rather eat what I like and enjoy eating what I like than eat something I don't and live another year. And I do think that choice should be mine. Maybe sugar is harmful and maybe you'd encourage the government to ban sugar ... But I think Coca-Cola has been a very positive factor in the country and the world. And I really don't want anyone telling me I can't drink it. I think there's something in longevity of feeling happy about your life.

Emotional about investing - If you're emotional about investment, you're not going to do well. You may have all these feelings about a stock, the stock has no feelings about you.

Just sit back and think - I like to sit and think and I like to spend a lot of time doing that. Sometimes it's pretty unproductive, but I find it enjoyable to think about business or investment problems. They're easy, it's the human problems that are the tough ones. Sometimes there aren't any good answers to human problems; there is almost always a good answer with money.

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