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“When you get a lot of money thrown at you, you can make some dumb decisions without the right advice.”

Decision Advice Dumb Thrown Lots Of Money Dumb Decisions

Author:Peyton Manning

“I bought a company in the mid-90s called Dexter Shoe and paid $400 million for it. And it went to zero. And I gave about $400 million worth of Berkshire stock, which is probably now worth $400 billion. But I've made lots of dumb decisions. That's part of the game.”

Made Games Decision Company Millions Paid Shoes Billions Dumb Zero Dumb Decisions

Author:Warren Buffett

“Strategic plans cause more dumb decisions than anything else in America.”

America Causes Decision Plans Dumb Strategic Dumb Decisions

Author:Charlie Munger

“Outstanding long-term results are produced primarily by avoiding dumb decisions, rather than by making brilliant ones.”

Long Term Decision Results Brilliant Dumb Long Term Avoiding Outstanding Dumb Decisions

Author:Warren Buffett

“The way that we make dumb decisions and discriminatory decisions is by employing stereotypes about groups of people. We don't see people as fully human when other people speak for them.”

People Way Humans Speak Decision Groups Dumb Stereotype Employing Dumb Decisions

Author:Rachel Maddow

“What are the odds that people will make smart decisions about money if they don't need to make smart decisions--if they can get rich making dumb decisions? The incentives on Wall Street were all wrong; they're still all wrong.”

People Ifs Needs Stills Decision Rich Streets Wall Smart Dumb Odds Incentives Get Rich Smart Decisions Dumb Decisions

Book:The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine (movie tie-in)

Source: The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine (movie tie-in)

“How I wish we could all see the cost of our choices as clearly as a price tag on items in a store. If I know how much something is going to cost me, I make much wiser choices. But we have an enemy who schemes against us to keep the cost of dumb decisions concealed until it's too late.”

Ifs Knows Choices Wish Decision Enemy Know How Cost Late Stores Dumb Too Late Schemes Wiser Items Concealed Tag Our Choices Price Tag Dumb Decisions

Author:Lysa TerKeurst

“We are the greatest computers in this world, but now we've created the smart phone which is smarter than us now, but we're still making dumb decisions. We have given our creations more power than we have, and that to me is dumb.”

World Stills Given Decision Creation This World Computer Smart Phones Dumb Smarter Dumb Decisions

Author:Bootsy Collins