“Successful Investing takes time, discipline and patience. No matter how great the talent or effort, some things just take time: You can’t produce a baby in one month by getting nine women pregnant.” — Warren Buffett Referred to as the “Sage” or “Oracle” of Omaha, Warren Buffett is widely viewed as one of the most successful investors in history. Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway conglomerate is one of America’s largest companies and has dozens of subsidiaries, including in railroads, insurance, and energy, Berkshire Hathaway posted $182 billion in 2013 revenue and $19.5 billion in net income.