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“If you are going to be a great investor, you have to fit the style to who you are.”

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Michael Burry, born in 1971, is a mysterious investor. His career is filled with legends, although specific information is limited, his achievements and impact in the financial field are undeniable. more

“Sometimes markets err big time. Markets erred when they gave America Online the currency to buy Time Warner. They erred when they bet against George Soros and for the British pound. And they are erring right now by continuing to float along as if the most significant credit bubble history has ever seen does not exist. Opportunities are rare, and large opportunities on which one can put nearly unlimited capital to work at tremendous potential returns are even more rare. Selectively shorting the most problematic mortgage-backed securities in history today amounts to just such an opportunity.”

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Author:Michael Burry

“It is ludicrous to believe that asset bubbles can only be recognized in hindsight.”

Believe Assets Bubbles Hindsight

Author:Michael Burry

“Early on, people invested in me because of my letters and then, somehow, after they invested, they stopped reading them.”

People Reading Letters

Author:Michael Burry

“The home is a tryst-the place where we retire and shut the world out.”

World Home Retiring

Book:Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Complete 14 Volumes

Source: Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Complete 14 Volumes

“There is so much to teach, and the time goes so fast.”

Teach

Book:At Wit's End

Source: At Wit's End

“President Obama, when he was elected, he could have been a unifying figure. He could have chosen to be a leader on race relations and bring us together. And he hasn't done that, he's made decisions that I think have inflamed racial tensions that have divided us rather than bringing us together.”

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Author:Ted Cruz

“All investors must come to terms with the relentless continuity of the investment process.”

Process Term Investment Investors Continuity Relentless

Author:Seth Klarman

“The strategy of buying what's in favor is a fool's errand, ensuring long-term underperformance. Only by standing against the prevailing winds - selectively, but resolutely - can an investor prosper over time. But for a while, a value investor typically underperforms.”

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Author:Seth Klarman

“The way to maximize outcome is to focus on the process.”

Way Process Focus Outcomes

Author:Seth Klarman

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