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CharlieWe're basically so old-fashioned that we're boringly trite. We think you ought to keep plugging along and stay rational and stay energetic. And just all the old virtues still work. But find what you turned you on. Yeah, you've got to work where you're turned on. I don't know about Warren, but I have never succeeded to any great extent in something I didn't like doing.
WarrenIf you're lucky, and Charlie and I were lucky in this respect, we were lucky to be in this country to start with, but we found things we liked to do very early in life, and then we, you know, we pushed very hard in doing those things, but we were enjoying it while we did it. We have had so much fun running Berkshire. I mean, it's almost sinful, and, but we were lucky to, you know, my dad happened to be in a business. that he didn't find very interesting, but I found very interesting. And so when I would go down on Saturday, there were a lot of books to read, and, you know, it just flowed from a very early age.
QuestionerAnd Charlie found them. You found a way to atone for your sins and having so much fun, you're giving all the money back.
WarrenWell, yeah, but you give it all back whether you want to or not in the end.
QuestionerNo, that's true, too.