In 50 years this is the thing I'll be remembered for. It's the best thing I've done.

The day after my high school graduation in 1952, I headed to Alaska. I was 17. I started out greasing equipment, then became a heavy-crane operator. I made and saved good money there for two years.

I always marked up a piece of paper before taking a job, looking at the pluses and minuses. If the latter outnumbered the former, I would pass.

We like old-fashioned businesses. We invest for the long haul. But timing is everything, and he's in no hurry.

a shot in the head.

He's like a quiet strength. He's a strong man, when you get him, you get his best.