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Warren Buffett
Age: 94
Born: 1930
Born: August 30
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So if you are evaluating others (or yourself!) in the investment field, think out some standards - apply them - interpret them.
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I mean, if Pearl Harbor came along, you could have said the planning was wrong by the military ahead of time or maybe the battleships shouldn't have all been in the harbor and all that kind of thing.
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