12 Quotes by Donald Yacktman

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    Would I like to have a man like Buffett on the board? You bet. But can I blame him for going off? Not at all. But Buffett, with the amount of shares he owns, will still have an influence.

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    Now that the worst lawsuits are fading it seems a golden opportunity to do that. Kraft is limping.

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    No company is totally immune from disaster, chaos, recession, you name it, ... But on a scale, ours tend to be most recession-proof.

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    Management can focus on one business. From a psychological standpoint as well as from a practical standpoint it's a positive move.

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    When people bought these funds, they bought them because they wanted me to manage the funds, not the directors.

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