Fact check: The quote "People don't have the patience to dedicate 3 years to building their own business, but they have the patienc…

Verdict: mostly true — Trust Score 60/100

The Instagram post accurately attributes the quote, "People don't have the patience to dedicate 3 years to building their own business, but they have the patience to work for others for 40 years," to Warren Buffett. This sentiment is widely shared across various platforms and aligns with Buffett's known philosophy on patience and long-term investment, as.

Platform
instagram
Source author
entrepreneursonig — see all fact-checks of this account
Original post
https://www.instagram.com/p/DbwhTtJzTOz/?igsh=YXZqYmVvbDQ0ZDhw
Verified on
August 9, 2026
Verification ID
g5eSYpLj2qeKkJA9z9vl6g

Original content reviewed

Platform: INSTAGRAM Author: @entrepreneursonig --- Caption/Description --- Warren Buffett’s line hits because most people are comfortable giving decades to a job, but hesitate to give a few years to themselves. A business can feel harder simply because there is no guaranteed paycheck, promotion, or clear path telling you that you are doing fine. Buffett’s point is that patience already exists in people, they just often spend it on someone else’s plan instead of their own. Follow us (@entrepreneursonig) for everything related to entrepreneurs --- On-Screen Text (OCR) --- EOIG “ PEOPLE DON'T HAVE THE PATIENCE TO DEDICATE 3 YEARS TO BUILDING THEIR OWN BUSINESS, BUT THEY HAVE THE PATIENCE TO WORK FOR OTHERS FOR 40 YEARS. WARREN BUFFETT FORMER CEO OF BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY Published: 2026-08-07T23:57:03.000Z ---VERIFICATION_SUMMARY--- Platform: INSTAGRAM Author: @entrepreneursonig --- HOW TO VERIFY THIS (provenance-first) --- 1. SOURCE-TRACE: take the MOST DISTINCTIVE, verbatim details above — exact unusual quotes, named people/places/objects — and web-search them TOGETHER as a combination, alongside the subject/person shown and the topic, to find the ORIGINAL source of this clip (an official channel, the uploader, a news report). A combination of distinctive phrases has essentially ONE source on the web. 2. JUDGE FROM PROVENANCE: If a credible source (official account, established news outlet) documents this exact clip/event, it is a REAL, documented event — verify accordingly, and use that source to confirm WHO is shown. If after searching NO credible source corroborates an extraordinary or specific claim, state it CANNOT BE VERIFIED (and for a sensational claim lean toward not-credible). Do NOT default to "verified" on tangential, generic facts. 2b. PARTIAL PROVENANCE IS A RED FLAG, NOT A PASS: finding news coverage of the BACKGROUND event (the place, the deployment, the crisis) while NO source documents the SPECIFIC scene the video depicts is the signature of a s

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  1. mostly true: The quote "People don't have the patience to dedicate 3 years to building their own business, but they have the patience to work for others for 40 years." is attributed to Warren Buffett.
    Multiple sources from 2026 and earlier attribute this exact quote to Warren Buffett, often in the context of entrepreneurship and financial advice. While the exact origin of the quote is not a single definitive speech or interview, it is widely associated with his philosophy.

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