2. Famous Quotes
• “A public- opinion poll is no substitute for thought.”
• “Chains of habit are too light to be felt until they are
too heavy to be broken”
• “I buy expensive suits. They just look cheap on me.”
• “I don’t look to jump over 7-foot bars: I look around
for 1-foot bars that I can step over.”
• “If past history was all there was to the game, the
richest people would be librarians.”
• “In the business world, the rearview mirror is always
clearer than the windshield.”
3. Childhood
• Warren Edward Buffett was born on August 30,
1930 in Omaha, Nebraska, to his father Howard
Buffett, who was a congressman, and his mother,
Leila Buffett. He had two sisters; one older, one
younger.
• As a kid, Warren was extraordinarily good at
solving large lines of numbers in his head. During
his childhood, you’d find Warren making money
on the streets, possibly selling Coca Cola.
4. Early Adulthood
• In 1947, Buffett graduated from high school at the age
of 17. When he did graduate from high school, he
refused to go to college.
• For two years, he unintentionally went to UPEN. Then
he went back to Omaha and decided to continue his
college years in the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for
three more years.
• Later, he applied to Harvard, but was not accepted, so
he went to Columbia University, where he was taught
by Ben Graham, the Chairman of GIECO corp.. Once
again, he returned home after being turned down by
Ben Graham for a job.
• This time he met Susie Thompson. Then, in April of
1952, they got married and had three children.
5. Adulthood
• In 1956, he started his own investment company,
Buffett Associates, Ltd..
• In the year of 1977, Warren Buffett and Susie
separated, but didn’t actually divorce.
• In June of 2006, Warren Buffett donated 85% of
his wealth to Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
This donation was the greatest donation in U.S.
history!
• At the age of 76, Buffett re-married Astrid Menks,
after Susie passed away seven years ago.
• In 2008, Buffett was ranked as Forbes’ richest
man in the world.
6. Timeline of Accomplishments
1987: Helps to 2006: Donates
rescue the Salo- 85% of his wealth
mon Brothers to the Bill and
from corporate Melinda Gates
raiders Foundation.
1956: Started his 1992: Buffett took 2008: Warren
own investment control of the New Buffett is ranked
company. York City house. as Forbes’ rich-
est man in the
world.
