If you don’t allow for self-serving bias in the conduct of others, you are, again, a fool.
CHARLIE MUNGERAcknowledging what you don’t know is the dawning of wisdom.
More Charlie Munger Quotes
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If you don’t allow for self-serving bias in the conduct of others, you are, again, a fool.
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Stock-picking is like gambling: those who win well, seldom bet, but when they do, they bet heavily.
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To the man with only a hammer, every problem looks like a nail.
CHARLIE MUNGERTo the man with only a hammer, every problem looks like a nail.
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If you can buy the best companies, over time the pricing takes care of itself.
CHARLIE MUNGERIf you can buy the best companies, over time the pricing takes care of itself.
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It takes character to sit there with all that cash and do nothing. I didn’t get to where I am by going after mediocre opportunities.
CHARLIE MUNGERIt takes character to sit there with all that cash and do nothing. I didn’t get to where I am by going after mediocre opportunities.
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Your life must focus on the maximization of objectivity.
CHARLIE MUNGERYour life must focus on the maximization of objectivity.
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Intelligent people make decisions based on opportunity costs.
CHARLIE MUNGERIntelligent people make decisions based on opportunity costs.
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Someone will always be getting richer faster than you. This is not a tragedy.
CHARLIE MUNGERSomeone will always be getting richer faster than you. This is not a tragedy.
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If you get into the mental habit of relating what you’re reading to the basic structure of the underlying ideas being demonstrated, you gradually accumulate some wisdom.
CHARLIE MUNGERIf you get into the mental habit of relating what you’re reading to the basic structure of the underlying ideas being demonstrated, you gradually accumulate some wisdom.
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Investing is where you find a few great companies and then sit on your ass.
CHARLIE MUNGERInvesting is where you find a few great companies and then sit on your ass.
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Three rules for a career: 1) Don’t sell anything you wouldn’t buy yourself; 2) Don’t work for anyone you don’t respect and admire; and 3) Work only with people you enjoy.
CHARLIE MUNGERThree rules for a career: 1) Don’t sell anything you wouldn’t buy yourself; 2) Don’t work for anyone you don’t respect and admire; and 3) Work only with people you enjoy.
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It’s been my experience in life if you just keep thinking and reading, you don’t have to work.
CHARLIE MUNGERIt’s been my experience in life if you just keep thinking and reading, you don’t have to work.
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Never, ever, think about something else when you should be thinking about the power of incentives.
CHARLIE MUNGERNever, ever, think about something else when you should be thinking about the power of incentives.
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Our job is to find a few intelligent things to do, not to keep up with every damn thing in the world.
CHARLIE MUNGEROur job is to find a few intelligent things to do, not to keep up with every damn thing in the world.
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The way to win is to work, work, work, work and hope to have a few insights And you’re probably not going to be smart enough to find thousands in a lifetime. And when you get a few, you really load up. It’s just that simple.
CHARLIE MUNGERThe way to win is to work, work, work, work and hope to have a few insights And you’re probably not going to be smart enough to find thousands in a lifetime. And when you get a few, you really load up. It’s just that simple.
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You’re not going to get very far in life based on what you already know. You’re going to advance in life by what you’re going to learn after you leave here.
CHARLIE MUNGERYou’re not going to get very far in life based on what you already know. You’re going to advance in life by what you’re going to learn after you leave here.
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