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If (investing) weren't a little difficult, everybody would be rich.

Charlie Munger

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Charlie Munger
Age: 100
Born: 1924
Born: January 1
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I always like it when someone attractive to me agrees with me, so I have fond memories of Phil Fisher. The idea that it was hard to find good investments, so concentrate in a few, seems to me to be an obviously good idea. But 98% of the investment world doesn't think this way.
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While no real money came down, my family gave me a good education and a marvelous example of how people should behave, and in the end that was more valuable than money. Being surrounded by the right values from the beginning is an immense treasure. Warrenhad that. It even has a financial advantage.
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We’re partial to putting out large amounts of money where we won’t have to make another decision.
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I would argue that a majority of the horrors we face would not have happened if the accounting profession developed and enforced better accounting.
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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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We have a passion for keeping things simple.
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The world is getting very much more competitive.
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Well in the history of the See's Candy Company they always say, I never did it before, and I'm never going to do it again. And we cashier them. It would be evil not to, because terrible behavior spreads.
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Almost all good businesses engage in 'pain today, gain tomorrow' activities.
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Over the very long term, history shows that the chances of any business surviving in a manner agreeable to a company's owners are slim at best.
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A great business at a fair price is superior to a fair business at a great price.
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Proper accounting is like engineering. You need a margin of safety. Thank God we don't design bridges and airplanes the way we do accounting.
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Remember that reputation and integrity are your most valuable assets - and can be lost in a heartbeat.
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A lot of success in life and business comes from knowing what you want to avoid: early death, a bad marriage, etc.
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Expect hogs to eat a lot more in the presence of a lot of hog wash.
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I think the main figure that matters to all of us, including people in the media, is: How does GDP per capita grow? And those figures have been very good. There is a huge flux both up and down, so it isn't like we're all static in status. What's important is that pie grows.
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Just avoid things like racing trains to the crossing, doing cocaine, etc. Develop good mental habits.
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Creative accounting is an absolute curse to a civilization. One could argue that double-entry bookkeeping was one of history's great advances. Using accounting for fraud and folly is a disgrace. In a democracy, it often takes a scandal to trigger reform. Enron was the most obvious example of a business culture gone wrong in a long, long time.
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How could economics not be behavioral? If it isn't behavioral, what the hell is it?
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Let me know what your problem is, and I will try to make it more difficult for you.
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