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Forgetting your mistakes is a terrible error if you are trying to improve your cognition.
Charlie Munger
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Charlie Munger
Age: 100
Born: 1924
Born: January 1
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Omaha
Nebraska
Charlie Thomas Munger
Charles T. Munger
Charles Thomas Munger
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The SEC does way more good than harm - the last thing I would do is get rid of the SEC...if accounting were thoroughly fixed, a lot of other sins would go away. We're paying a huge price for deterioration of accounting.
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Most people are too fretful, they worry to much. Success means being very patient, but aggressive when it's time.
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