You know, Wall Street is the only place that people ride to in a Rolls Royce to get advice from those who take the subway.”

When the world’s biggest investor says something, it is advisable that investors across the board take notes. Especially when it is a quote from him, because quotes are basically someone’s life learnings.

But there are two keys to Buffett’s success you can embrace: time and control. In his 1965 shareholder letter, Buffett called it the Methuselah technique: a long life, a high rate of return, and “a combination of both (especially recommended by this author).”