名人语录-沃伦·巴菲特（2）

Preparation is everything.Noah did not start building the ark when it was raining.I would rather be certain of a good result than hopeful of a great one.
We have tried occasionally to buy toads at bargain prices with results that have been chronicled in past reports.Clearly our kisses fell flat.We have done well with a couple of princes-but they were princes when purchased.At least our kisses didn't turn them into toads.And,finally,we have occasionally been quite successful in purchasing fractional interests in easily-identifiable princes at toad-like prices.