When I first began investing, the most generous thing anyone could have called me was a Nervous Nellie. I made an embarrassing number of investment mistakes based on fear rather than trusting myself to develop a sound investment strategy. That’s when I first dove into Warren Buffett quotes.
As a business reporter, I’d written about Buffett and knew him as one of the most successful investors ever. What took me a bit longer to figure out was how shockingly steady the guy is. After a while, I sought out Buffett quotes to calm my nerves when financial waters were choppy.
Here are some I would happily tattoo somewhere on my body if I weren’t also nervous around needles.