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In investing, just as in baseball, to put runs on the scoreboard, one must watch the playing field, not the scoreboard.

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Warren Buffett
Age: 94
Born: 1930
Born: August 30
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You're neither right nor wrong because other people agree with you. You're right because your facts are right and your reasoning is right - that's the only thing that makes you right. And if your facts and reasoning are right, you don't have to worry about anybody else.
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