Charlie Munger Quotes
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Let's judge a man on what he's done.
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What brought mass innovation to a nation was not scientific advances - its own or others' - but 'economic dynamism': the desire and the space to innovate.
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Growth is painful. Change is painful. But, nothing is as painful as staying stuck where you do not belong.
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I bought a girl roses once.
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Shareholders need to have a real interest in the companies they own. Too many are simply too busy - they are asleep at the wheel.
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The phrase 'mad as a hatter' was coined because hat makers were poisoned by the high levels of mercury used in felt processing; these workers developed a strange, uneven gait as well as strange alterations in their personalities - traits that resembled mental instability.
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There is an expression now that is commonly used about these so-called internal conflicts which are not really internal, because they have connections to the outside world.
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I got fired for giving coffee away. It was just my regulars. I'd say, 'Don't worry about it,' and they'd put down a dollar tip. Technically, I was stealing. Ethically, I was boosting morale!
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I think it's always easy to be sympathetic to parts of the government in detail; in their concrete manifestations. Because obviously, we don't have government for no reason.
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We're going to have shortages and prices are going to go up. Gasoline is going to be extremely tight for us.
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Finish last in your league and they call you idiot. Finish last in medical school and they call you doctor.
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Geffen was never supportive of the band.
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I believe nobody is stronger than the state. So the state would be strong, and we have to work altogether to make the strength of the state.
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With Nine Inch Nails, it's all Trent Reznor. So when we get a new record from Nine Inch Nails, it depends on what side of the bed Trent's waking up on and what he's been eating lately and what he's been into. Because he's preparing the whole meal.
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We are saved by grace, not by the works of the law. But don't be so quick to write the law off.
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When I was about 13, I met the coolest, chicest young woman I had ever seen. She was a neighbor of mine who became a fashion designer and had a small design studio. She taught me so many things about style and fashion. I had always loved making things, so when she told me about her career in fashion, I knew I had found my path.
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Nobody likes a child to die or losing an election.
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I like talking. I like acting.
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I do feel it's hard to be modest and humble and egoless when people are telling you you are so great and wanting to give you prizes and energy. I'm trying hard not to be an awful, narcissistic human being.
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I don't take too many things too seriously.
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But if you listen to great piano players, both classical and jazz, there's a huge range of dynamics and colors and emotional expression that's possible with the instrument.
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'Lucky we know the forest so well, or we might get lost,' said Rabbit half an hour later, and he gave the careless laugh which you give when you know the Forest so well that you can't get lost.Piglet sidled up to Pooh from behind.'Pooh!' he whispered.'Yes, Piglet?''Nothing,' said Piglet, taking Pooh's paw. 'I just wanted to be sure of you.'
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If you can get really good at destroying your own wrong ideas, that is a great gift.
