Success Quote by Warren Buffett

Buffett’s jab lands because it flips the expected hierarchy: the people with the money aren’t necessarily the people with the wisdom. “Rolls Royce” isn’t just wealth; it’s conspicuous confidence, the kind that assumes expertise can be purchased like luxury. “Those who take the subway” stands in for the credentialed financial class that may be smart, busy, and market-literate, yet still not rich in the most damningly practical sense: they don’t have enough skin in the game to be living the results they sell.

The intent is partly comic, partly corrective. Buffett isn’t sneering at public transit; he’s puncturing the mythology of Wall Street as an oracle. If the advisors’ own incentives and track records were as airtight as their pitch books, why aren’t they riding in the back of the same Rolls? The subtext is incentive mismatch: fees get collected whether the client wins or loses, and prestige can substitute for performance when markets are rising and everyone looks like a genius.

Context matters. Coming from Buffett - the folksy billionaire who built a fortune by ignoring fads, minimizing intermediaries, and preaching patience - it’s also a quiet defense of Main Street skepticism. He’s warning against outsourcing judgment to institutions that monetize complexity. The line works because it’s vivid class theater with a moral: finance sells reassurance as much as it sells returns, and the buyer often mistakes polish for proof.