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If the world couldn't see your results, would you rather be thought of as the world's greatest investor but in reality have the world's worst record? Or be thought of as the world's worst investor when you were actually the best?

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