1. “In my whole life, I have known no wise people (over a broad subject matter area) who didn’t read all the time – none, zero.”
2. “As long as I have a book in my hand, I don’t feel like I’m wasting time.”
3. “We read a lot. I don’t know anyone who’s wise who doesn’t read a lot. But that’s not enough: You have to have a temperament to grab ideas and do sensible things. Most people don’t grab the right ideas or don’t know what to do with them.”
4. “Warren (Buffett) and I do more reading and thinking and less doing than most people in business. We do that because we like that kind of a life. But we’ve turned that quirk into a positive outcome for ourselves. We both insist on a lot of time being available almost every day to just sit and think. That is very uncommon in American business. We read and think.”
5. "Develop into a lifelong self-learner through voracious reading; cultivate curiosity and strive to become a little wiser every day.”
6. "It's been my experience in life if you just keep thinking and reading you don't have to work."
7. “If it’s wisdom you are after, you are going to spend a lot of time sitting on your ass and reading.”