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“There are only three ways a smart person can go broke 1) liquor 2) ladies 3) leverage”

Charlie Munger

Feb 17, 2019

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“Is there such a thing as a cheerful pessimist? That’s what I am.”

Charlie Munger

Feb 17, 2019

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“I’ve seen so much folly and stupidity on the part of our major philanthropic groups, including the world bank. I really have more confidence in building up the more capitalistic ventures like Costco.”

Charlie Munger

Feb 17, 2019

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“I think we have some special talents. That being said, I think it’s dangerous to rely on special talents — it’s better to own lots of monopolistic businesses with unregulated prices.”

Charlie Munger

Feb 17, 2019

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“The liabilities are always 100 percent good. It’s the assets you have to worry about.”

Charlie Munger

Feb 17, 2019

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“I paid no attention to the territorial boundaries of academic disciplines and I just grabbed all the big ideas that I could.”

Charlie Munger

Feb 17, 2019

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“Generally speaking, envy, resentment, and self-pity are disastrous modes of thoughts.”

Charlie Munger

Feb 17, 2019

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“It is remarkable how much long-term advantage people like us have gotten by trying to be consistently not stupid, instead of trying to be intelligent.”

Charlie Munger

Feb 17, 2019

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“You must force yourself to consider opposing arguments. Especially when they challenge your best-loved ideas.”

Charlie Munger

Feb 17, 2019

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“Just because you like it does not mean that the world will necessarily give it to you.”

Charlie Munger

Feb 17, 2019

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“When you borrow a man's car, always return it with a tank of gas.”

Charlie Munger

Feb 17, 2019

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“All intelligent investing is value investing, acquiring more than you are paying for.”

Charlie Munger

Feb 17, 2019

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“Those of us who have been fortunate have a duty to give back. Whether one gives a lot as one goes along as I do, or a little and then a lot (when one dies) as Warren does, is a matter of personal preference.”

Charlie Munger

Feb 17, 2019

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“Being something and doing something that no one had done before are two different things.”

Charlie Munger

Feb 17, 2019

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“Warren talks about these discounted cash flows. I’ve never seen him do one.”

Charlie Munger

Feb 17, 2019

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“I think that every time you see the word EBITDA, you should substitute EBITDA with ‘bullshit earnings’.”

Charlie Munger

Feb 17, 2019

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“Envy is a really stupid sin because it’s the only one you could never possibly have fun at. There’s a lot of pain and no fun. Why would you want that?”

Charlie Munger

Feb 17, 2019

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“We don’t care about quarterly earnings and are unwilling to manipulate in any way to make some quarter look better.”

Charlie Munger

Feb 17, 2019

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“The first rule of compounding: Never interrupt it unnecessarily.”

Charlie Munger

Feb 17, 2019

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“If something is too hard, we move on to something else. What could be more simpler than that?”

Charlie Munger

Feb 17, 2019

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