30 Best Quotes from Warren Buffett 30 Best Quotes from Warren Buffett. Click to skip ahead and jump to the It is not easy being among the richest people in the world, even if just for a year or two. It is incredible to remain at the top for a few years, and almost unfathomable to stay there for decades. Warren Buffett, the chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK.A), is probably the most famous investor in the world and will likely keep this title for years to come. The legend was a fan of investing in stocks even at a young age, even borrowing the book ‘One Thousand Ways to Make $1000’ not when he was in his twenties or his teens, but at the tender age of seven. In fact, he kept trying entrepreneurial ventures, one after another in childhood, from selling Coca Cola (NYSE:KO) bottles and chewing gum to magazines. He even invested in stocks when he was just a child, which was the start of one of the most successful investors in history.