Over the time that I followed Warren Buffett, one CFO told me, it's very important to pay attention not only to what Warren Buffett says and what he actually does - often there are subtle differences between the two.

When Warren Buffett says the sun shines out of somebody's backside, it's worth paying attention.

One has to divide Warren Buffet into different periods. There is a continuously evolving style of Warren Buffett.

Take any person, put them in the wrong environment, and they can get off to some pretty bad things. Warren Buffett has said that he would not like to get into debt because he doesn't want to discover what behavior he's capable of.

When Warren Buffett invests in a company, he is conferring upon that company something very unique: his credibility.

From time to time, you have seminal personalities who really change the way the world sees itself - people like Gandhi, Martin Luther King, Nelson Mandela. Warren Buffett is that kind of person in the business world.