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Warren spends 70 hours a week thinking about investing .
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Charlie Munger
Age: 100
Born: 1924
Born: January 1
Business Person
Financier
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Omaha
Nebraska
Charlie Thomas Munger
Charles T. Munger
Charles Thomas Munger
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Wall Street has too much wealth and political power.
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The big money is not in the buying and selling ... but in the waiting.
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I think track records are very important. If you start early trying to have a perfect one in some simple thing like honesty, you're well on your way to success in this world.
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You have to learn to be a follower before you become a leader.
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Forgetting your mistakes is a terrible error if you are trying to improve your cognition.
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You must force yourself to consider opposing arguments. Especially when they challenge your best loved ideas.
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It's a good habit to trumpet your failures and be quiet about your successes.
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I think the foundation at Berkshire [Buffett's stake in Berkshirewill pass to the Buffett Foundation upon his death] will be a plus because there will be a continuation of the culture. We'd still take in fine businesses run by people who love them.
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Financial institutions make us nervous when they're trying to do well.
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