Warren Buffett praises Elon Musk, applauds Jeff Bezos, and discusses old age in a new interview. Here are the 12 best quotes.

During a Charlie Rose interview released on Thursday, Warren Buffet praised several people.

How old he is, his legacy, and his admiration for Bill Gates were some of the topics discussed by the 92-year-old investor.

Here are Buffett's 12 best quotes from the interview, lightly edited for length and clarity:

The good thing about it is that you don't need to be a genius to do what I do. I am a bright guy who is interested in what he does and I have surrounded myself with people that bring out the best in me.

I know I will win over time. That doesn't mean I will beat everybody else. The game is very easy if you have the right lessons in your mind about what you are buying.Buffett emphasized that stocks are pieces of businesses, not wagers to be monitored day by day.

We have a successor in place, but he is not warming up. I'm in overtime but I'm out there.

Jay Powell and Paul Volcker both did things that needed to be done that day.

It isn't like the 50 richest guys in the country can say, "I'm just going to eat everything."

Elon is taking on all these people who have all this stuff, and he has an idea and he is winning. That is America. You cannot dream it up. It is astounding.

I am a decaying machine that still feels great. I cannot add a group of numbers remotely as fast as I used to. Sometimes I don't remember why I walked up the stairs. I don't have to remember names. I can not read as fast as I used to. I can't hear as well, and my balance is not as good. It doesn't affect my happiness, my work, anything.

An unbelievably rich country like America can make sure that every single person has access, but that they feel they have access, to free healthcare. Every American should have the ability to get good medical attention. It is that simple.

It couldn't happen but it did. If they stopped in Omaha on their way to Seattle, he would have asked Jeff what he thought of the idea.

You will not find anything more beautiful than what MacKenzie has written. She has expressed a philosophy of life that I think is as good a model as anyone can find.

They do it with time, not with just money. Time is the most important thing in your life. I am not willing to give that much time to that. I would rather give my time to the people at Berkshire.

What really means something to me is the record of the company. The world can bid on the painting at an auction. It has been a lot of fun doing it with Charlie as my partner. Buffett was talking about his business partner, Charlie Munger.