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“How you behave in one place, will help in surprising ways later.”

Quote by Charlie Munger

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Charlie Munger, born on January 1, 1924, is a distinguished business person known for his investment philosophy and partnership with Warren Buffett at Berkshire Hathaway. He has been a significant influence in the field of finance and investing, contributing to the success of the company over the years. more

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“If you rise in life, you have to behave in a certain way. You can go to a strip club if you're a beer-swilling sand shoveler, but if you're the Bishop of Boston, you shouldn't go.”

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“How should the best parts of psychology and economics interrelate in an enlightened economist's mind?... I think that these behavioral economics...or economists are probably the ones that are bending them in the correct direction. I don't think it's going to be that hard to bend economics a little to accommodate what's right in psychology.”

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“There is the sheer amount of Franklin's wisdom. And the talent. Franklin played four instruments. He was the nation's leading scientist and inventor, plus a leading author, statesman, and philanthropist. There has never been anyone like him.”

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“I'm a bull on Berkshire Hathaway. There may be some considerable waiting, but I think there are some good days ahead.”

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“Berkshire has the lowest turnover of any major company in the U.S.The Walton family owns more of Wal-Mart than Buffett owns of Berkshire, so it isn't because of large holdings. It's because we have a really unusual shareholder body that thinks of itself as owners and not holders of little pieces of paper.”

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“Berkshireis not as good as it was in terms of percentage compounding [going forward], but it's still a hell of a business.”

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“Beta and modern portfolio theory and the like - none of it makes any sense to me.”

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“The wisdom and experience of older people is a resource of inestimable worth. Recognizing and treasuring the contributions of older people is essential to the long-term flourishing of any society.”

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“Common stock investors can make money by predicting the outcomes of practice evolution. You can't derive this by fundamental analysis - you must think biologically.”

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“Black-Scholes is a know-nothing system. If you know nothing about value - only price - then Black-Scholes is a pretty good guess at what a 90-day option might be worth. But the minute you get into longer periods of time, it's crazy to get into Black-Scholes. For example, at Costco we issued stock options with strike prices of $30 and $60, and Black-Scholes valued the $60 ones higher. This is insane.”

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