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Having a large amount of leverage is like driving a car with a dagger on the steering wheel pointed at your heart. If you do that, you will be a better driver. There will be fewer accidents but when they happen, they will be fatal.

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Warren Buffett
Age: 94
Born: 1930
Born: August 30
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Warren Edward Buffett
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