""I'm not kidding. It was when I was in my 20s that my mom and I talked at some point, because there he was, on this list," Peter said. "And we laughed about it, because we said, 'Well, isn't it funny? You know, we know who we are, but everybody's treating us differently now,'""
""It was a fascinating switch, although not a huge one because we didn't live in that world or a cultural framework where there was a lot of wealth being shown," Peter said. "Our friends were as surprised as I was.""
""The kids were formed by that time, and they knew who their friends were, and their friends were their friends because they liked 'em, and not because they were the rich kid on the block or anything of the sort," Warren Buffett said."
Warren Buffett reached the top of Forbes' richest Americans in 2008 with a $62 billion net worth, briefly surpassing Bill Gates. Peter Buffett, the youngest son, only became aware of his father's extreme wealth when he saw Warren's name on the Forbes list in his twenties. Peter and his mother laughed about the sudden public treatment but kept their existing outlook and social circle. Peter became an accomplished musician, composer, author, regional Emmy winner, New York Times bestselling author, and co-chair of the NoVo Foundation. Warren noted that his children had already formed personalities and friendships independent of family wealth.
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