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You don't have to be brilliant, only a little bit wiser than the other guys, on average, for a long, long, time.

Charlie Munger

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Charlie Munger
Age: 100
Born: 1924
Born: January 1
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I've been associated with Warren ( Buffett) so long, I thought I'd be just a footnote.
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The safest way to get what you want is to deserve what you want.
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Economics is in many respects the queen of the soft sciences. It's expected to be better than the rest. It's my view that economics is better at the multi-disciplinary stuff than the rest of the soft science. And it's also my view that it's still lousy.
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I think it is undeniably true that the human brain must work in models. The trick is to have your brain work better than the other person's brain because it understands the most fundamental models- ones that will do most work per unit.
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People always underestimate the ability of earth to increase its carrying capacity.
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The reason we avoid the word 'synergy' is because people generally claim more synergistic benefits than will come. Yes, it exists, but there are so many false promises.Berkshire is full of synergies - we don't avoid synergies, just claims of synergies.
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You must force yourself to consider opposing arguments. Especially when they challenge your best loved ideas.
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You have to learn to be a follower before you become a leader.
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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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Trying to prioritize among things we're unlikely to do is pretty fruitless.
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I think that one should recognize reality even when one doesn't like it indeed, especially when one doesn't like it.
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I think you'll make more money in the end with good ethics than bad. Even though there are some people who do very well, like Marc Rich-who plainly has never had any decent ethics, or seldom anyway. But in the end, Warren Buffett has done better than Marc Rich-in money-not just in reputation.
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When you borrow a man's car, always return it with a tank of gas.
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At Berkshire Hathaway we do not like to compete against Chinese manufacturers.
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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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My idea of a good place to shop is Costco - it has these heavily marbled fillet steaks. The idea of eating some wheat thing and washing it down with carrot juice has never appealed to me.
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If you don't keep learning, other people will pass you by. Temperament alone won't do it - you need a lot of curiosity for a long, long time.
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