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To me, it’s obvious that the winner has to bet very selectively. It’s been obvious to me since very early in life. I don’t know why it’s not obvious to very many other people.

Charlie Munger

Step by step you get ahead, but rarely in fast spurts.
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Fast Rare Yourself
Never, ever, think about something else when you should be thinking about the power of incentives.
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Power Thinking Yourself
To me, it’s obvious that the winner has to bet very selectively. It’s been obvious to me since very early in life. I don’t know why it’s not obvious to very many other people.
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Early Investment Life Myself People Win
Intelligent people make decisions based on opportunity costs.
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Cost Decision Intelligence Opportunity People
Whenever you think something or some person is ruining your life, it’s you. A victimization mentality is so debilitating.
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Life Mental Person Ruin Thinking Yourself
The average result has to be the average result. By definition, everybody can’t beat the market. As I always say, the iron rule of life is that only 20% of the people can be in the top fifth. That’s just the way it is.
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Average Definition Life Marketing Myself People Result Rule
There has never been a master plan. Anyone who wanted to do it, we fired because it takes on a life of its own and doesn’t cover new reality. We want people taking into account new information.
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Accountability Information Life Master Planning Reality
Move only when you have an advantage. It’s very basic. You have to understand the odds and have the discipline to bet only when the odds are in your favor.
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Advantage Basic Discipline Move Yourself
There’s no way that you can live an adequate life without many mistakes. In fact, one trick in life is to get so you can handle mistakes. Failure to handle psychological denial is a common way for people to go broke.
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Broke Live Mistake Myself People Psychology Trick
The big money is not in the buying and selling, but in the waiting.
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Big Marketing Buy Money Sell Wait
Your life must focus on the maximization of objectivity.
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Focus Life Object Yourself
You’re looking for a mispriced gamble. That’s what investing is. And you have to know enough to know whether the gamble is mispriced. That’s value investing.
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Enough Gamble Investment Price Value
A lot of our respected financial institutions are just casinos in drag.
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Financial Institution Money Respect
It’s a good habit to trumpet your failures and be quiet about your successes.
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Failure Goodness Habit Quiet Success Yourself
I believe in the discipline of mastering the best that other people have ever figured out. I don’t believe in just sitting down and trying to dream it all up yourself. Nobody’s that smart.
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Believe Best Master Myself People Smart
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.
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Admire Business Career Enjoyment People Respect Rule Work Yourself

To me, it’s obvious that the winner has to bet very selectively. It’s been obvious to me since very early in life. I don’t know why it’s not obvious to very many other people.

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To me, it’s obvious that the winner has to bet very selectively. It’s been obvious to me since very early in life. I don’t know why it’s not obvious to very many other people.

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