而我们做这项投资的正确判断可由许多事件获得证明,凯萨琳杰出的表现使得她获得财富杂志编辑群选为商业名人堂,而对于身为股东的我们来说,查理跟我早就把她列入Berkshire的名人堂之中。
Another of last year's retirees was Don Keough of Coca-Cola, although, as he puts it, his retirement lasted "about 14 hours." Don is one of the most extraordinary human beings I've ever known - a man of enormous business talent, but, even more important, a man who brings out the absolute best in everyone lucky enough to associate with him. Coca-Cola wants its product to be present at the happy times of a person's life. Don Keough, as an individual, invariably increases the happiness of those around him. It's impossible to think about Don without feeling good.
另外一位在去年退休的人是可口可乐的Don Keough,虽然如同他本人所说的他的退休只维持了14个小时,Don是我认识最优秀的人类之一,他不但拥有绝佳的商业天分,同时更重要的是使得每个幸运能够与他共事的人发挥其潜能,可口可乐希望其产品能够伴随每个人一生最快乐的时光,而Don这个人却带给周围的人无限的欢乐,每当想起Don时,没有不让人会心一笑的。
I will edge up to how I met Don by slipping in a plug for my neighborhood in Omaha: Though Charlie has lived in California for 45 years, his home as a boy was about 200 feet away from the house where I now live; my wife, Susie, grew up 1 1/2 blocks away; and we have about 125 Berkshire shareholders in the zip code. As for Don, in 1958 he bought the house directly across the street from mine. He was then a coffee salesman with a big family and a small income.