We have found in a long life that one competitor is frequently enough to ruin a business.
CHARLIE MUNGERPeople always underestimate the ability of earth to increase its carrying capacity.
More Charlie Munger Quotes
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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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Knowing what you don’t know is more useful than being brilliant.
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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 like people admitting they were complete stupid horses’ asses. I know I’ll perform better if I rub my nose in my mistakes. This is a wonderful trick to learn.
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Common stock investors can make money by predicting the outcomes of practice evolution. You can’t derive this by fundamental analysis – you must think biologically.
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Never, ever, think about something else when you should be thinking about the power of incentives.
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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.
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The game of life is the game of everlasting learning. At least it is if you want to win.
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I’m not entitled to have an opinion unless I can state the arguments against my position better than the people who are in opposition. I think that I am qualified to speak only when I’ve reached that state.
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There is bound to be a regression toward the mean.
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It never ceases to amaze me to see how much territory can be grasped if one merely masters and consistently uses all the obvious and easily learned principles.
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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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People always underestimate the ability of earth to increase its carrying capacity.
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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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In my whole life, I have known no wise people who didn’t read all the time – none … ZERO.
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