The game of life is the game of everlasting learning. At least it is if you want to win.
CHARLIE MUNGERThe 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.
More Charlie Munger Quotes
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Acknowledging what you don’t know is the dawning of wisdom.
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This is a good life lesson: getting the right people into your system is the most important thing you can do.
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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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A lot of our respected financial institutions are just casinos in drag.
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Your life must focus on the maximization of objectivity.
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There is bound to be a regression toward the mean.
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All I want to know is where I’m going to die, so I’ll never go there.
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I did not succeed in life by intelligence. I succeeded because I have a long attention span.
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Whenever you think something or some person is ruining your life, it’s you. A victimization mentality is so debilitating.
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I’m right, and you’re smart, and sooner or later you’ll see I’m right.
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How do you compete against a true fanatic? You can only try to build the best possible moat and continuously attempt to widen it.
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I try to get rid of people who always confidently answer questions about which they don’t have any real knowledge.
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A great business at a fair price is superior to a fair business at a great price.
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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.
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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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