Gordon --

Many thanks for adding your own to the mix! I agree that this is something that can be generalized to a lot of famous and fantastic investors. In part, these guys seem to have recognized that becoming known as a thoughtful, kind, and forthcoming person is just good business sense. That's how good deals and ideas come your way. It's kind of amazing to recognize that aspect of the profession -- I thought that the most recent Berkshire letter did a great job investigating and exploring that, though (as ably explained here [https://epicureandealmaker.blogspot.com/2015/03/uncle-warren-explains-i…]) the self serving elements of it are not to be ignored.

Still, it's difficult to go wrong by loving what you do, reading and learning all the time, and helping out others. I think if these tenets were more widely practiced, we wouldn't have had to have a summit [https://blogs.cfainstitute.org/investor/2015/03/05/is-finance-a-noble-p…] asking whether finance was a noble profession.

All best, and thanks for reading!

Will