Personally I’m wondering why a billionaire hasn’t undertaken projects to explore the deepest depths of the oceans, and perhaps start ambitious projects like underwater habitats for small communities.
One smart thing with Buffett is he likes the day job and doesn't need to go off and build rockets or similar.
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I can do anything in the world I want to do but what I want to do is run Berkshire Hathaway. Now why do I want to run it that way? There's a couple of things:
A) I get to paint my own painting. I go down there every day and I feel like Michelangelo working on the Sistine Chapel or something. [...]
And the second thing I like, frankly, is I like applause. I like appreciation. So I like having shareholders who feel good about what I've done.... Everybody in our family has got all of their money in Berkshire, and so those people are counting on me. And that's kind of fun to have something where you can actually deliver for other people and change their lives in positive ways.
xwdv|4 years ago
ricardonunez|4 years ago
No wonder Buffett was doing new deals all the time, probably his way of coping with it.
tim333|4 years ago
""" I can do anything in the world I want to do but what I want to do is run Berkshire Hathaway. Now why do I want to run it that way? There's a couple of things:
A) I get to paint my own painting. I go down there every day and I feel like Michelangelo working on the Sistine Chapel or something. [...]
And the second thing I like, frankly, is I like applause. I like appreciation. So I like having shareholders who feel good about what I've done.... Everybody in our family has got all of their money in Berkshire, and so those people are counting on me. And that's kind of fun to have something where you can actually deliver for other people and change their lives in positive ways.
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IshKebab|4 years ago