Quote of the week

In looking for someone to hire, you look for three qualities: integrity, intelligence, and energy. But the most important is integrity, because if they don’t have that, the other two qualities, intelligence and energy, are going to kill you.   — Warren Buffett

Via here, posted by Michael Wilk


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  • Fitz - June 29, 2010 at 9:55 pm #
  • Also, there’s no such thing as a temporary lapse of integrity.


  • Cassle - June 30, 2010 at 10:34 pm #
  • Maybe this is the right reason that makes hypocrisy people didn’t get hired? :)


  • Ted W. - July 7, 2010 at 8:45 pm #
  • It is a great quote. Buffett has two t(s) in his last name. Two f(s), two t(s).


  • Toshi O. - July 10, 2010 at 8:00 am #
  • Great Quote – I trust Warren Buffet on these life lessons.


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