巴菲特在1985年结束波克夏纺织部门营运时，曾解释道

如果我们能意识到武力永远无法赢得合作与爱，这个世界就可以避免无数的紧张关系，不用做那么多的无用功。

True innovation in science often comes from developing tools that let us see the world in completely new ways.

The end of history will be a very sad time. The struggle for recognition, the willingness to risk one's life for a purely abstract goal, the worldwide ideological struggle that called forth daring, courage, imagination, and idealism, will be replaced by economic calculation, the endless solving of technical problems, environmental concerns, and the satisfaction of sophisticated consumer demands.