Charlie Munger
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The perfect example of Darwinism is what technology has done to businesses. CHARLIE MUNGER Everyone has the idea of owning good companies. The problem is that they have high prices in relatio... CHARLIE MUNGER I believe Costco does more for civilization than the Rockefeller Foundation. I think it's a bett... CHARLIE MUNGER People are trying to be smart - all I am trying to do is not to be idiotic, but it's harder than... CHARLIE MUNGER When someone takes their existing business and tries to transform it into something else - they fail... CHARLIE MUNGER I'm proud to be associated with the value system at Berkshire Hathaway; I think you'll make ... CHARLIE MUNGER A banker who is allowed to borrow money at X and loan it out at X plus Y will just go crazy and do t... CHARLIE MUNGER If all you needed to do is to figure out what company is better than others, everyone would make a l... CHARLIE MUNGER I'm used to people with very high IQs knowing how to recognize reality, but there's a huge h... CHARLIE MUNGER There's danger in just shoveling out money to people who say, 'My life is a little harder th... CHARLIE MUNGER Wall Street has too much wealth and political power. CHARLIE MUNGER There's more honor in investment management than in investment banking. CHARLIE MUNGER ROBERT MUNGER We just throw some decisions into the 'too hard' file and go onto others. CHARLES MUNGER A great civilization will bear a lot of abuse, but there are dangers in the current situation that t... CHARLES MUNGER You have a real asset-price bubble in places like parts of California and the suburbs of Washington,... CHARLES MUNGER Those two guys are two of the smartest young men in the country, and it's much better to be copied b... CHARLES MUNGER Why don't I kill your mother and we'll split the insurance money? CHARLES MUNGER The cause of reform is hurt, not helped, when an activist makes an idiotic suggestion. CHARLES MUNGER She is cashing checks for Dan's campaign and voting on zoning applications from the donors. I don't ... CHRISTOPHER MUNGER It's worse than that. Those people who wanted to round pi to 3.2 were stupid. These people [the oppo... CHARLES MUNGER Warren gave a very optimistic prognosis. Some people seem to think there's no trouble just because i... CHARLES MUNGER The present era has no comparable referent in the past history of capitalism. We have a higher perce... CHARLES MUNGER I know someone who lives next door to what you would actually call a fairly modest house that just s... CHARLES MUNGER I would rather throw a viper down my shirtfront than hire a compensation consultant. CHARLES MUNGER We certainly didn't want to blindside the city in any way. The reality is we don't have that much ti... MARK MUNGER The industry is really rallying. MARK MUNGER It's our intent ... to keep the festival going this year. But so much is up in the air. MARK MUNGER We know that family factors are important. It's not only genetics, but also families that share habi... RON MUNGER THORNTON T. MUNGER THORNTON T. MUNGER THORNTON T. MUNGER THORNTON T. MUNGER Go to bed smarter than when you woke up. CHARLES T. MUNGER How to find a good spouse?CHARLES T. MUNGER In my whole life, I have known no wise people (over a broad subject matter area) who didn't read all... CHARLES T. MUNGER I'm in this really cool place in my career, where the stage I'm on that night, whether it... CHARLIE WORSHAM CHARLIE SHEEN I love my girlfriend to bits. I'd never do anything to hurt her. CHARLIE SIMPSON CHARLIE SHEEN CHARLIE PUTH CHARLIE PUTH If the broadcasters were to win on their claims, they'd outlaw the DVR. CHARLIE ERGEN Some people are averse to change, but the advertising model is going to change with or without the H... CHARLIE ERGEN CHARLIE CHAPLIN They teach you there's a boundary line to music. But, man, there's no boundary line to art. CHARLIE PARKER Music is your own experience, your own thoughts, your wisdom. If you don't live it, it won't... CHARLIE PARKER When I look at President Obama, I see a leader with a cool head, a caring heart and an open mind, a ... CHARLIE CRIST I love my bro, but not always being with him is good for us. CHARLIE CARVER CHARLIE SHEEN I always told the people at Cal Arts that if they wanted me to do Jazz studies, first of all, there ... CHARLIE HADEN CHARLIE ROWE There are only two kinds of employees that I've run across in 30 years. There are ones that get ... CHARLIE ERGEN CHARLIE SHEEN I'm incredibly proud of everything that we've achieved in Busted. We've enjoyed some of ... CHARLIE SIMPSON CHARLIE PIERCE CHARLIE PUTH Music is your own experience, your thoughts, your wisdom. If you don't live it, it won't come out of... CHARLIE PARKER CHARLIE TROTTER I'm really grateful for the opportunity I had on 'Boardwalk Empire,' just because it was... CHARLIE COX I think a guy who's had just the right amount of booze can sing the blues a hell of a lot better... CHARLIE RICH CHARLIE SHEEN CHARLIE PUTH CHARLIE PUTH I have this side of me that is a very European flamboyant; I won't say queenie, but it's bor... CHARLIE BEWLEY The problem is not that the churches are filled with empty pews, but that the pews are filled with e... CHARLIE SHEDD CHARLIE MCCARTHY I play beside one of the unsung heroes in David Vaughan. It's a privilege to play with him: he i... CHARLIE ADAM CHARLIE PUTH But I just think we've got such a continuity with what we're doing that most people come in ... CHARLIE HUNTER CHARLIE CHAPLIN Music is your own experience, your own thoughts, your wisdom. If you don't live it, it won't come ou... CHARLIE PARKER Blackjack is very scientific. There's always a right answer and a wrong answer. 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They don't have to work as hard as people who don't have money. That's wh... CHARLIE HUSTON CHARLIE SHEEN CHARLIE TROTTER CHARLIE CHAPLIN CHARLIE SHEEN CHARLIE SHEEN I'm here tonight, not as a Republican, not as a Democrat, but as an optimistic American who unde... CHARLIE CRIST CHARLIE PUTH CHARLIE HUNNAM CHARLIE CHAPLIN The company Sunfare delivers food to my house, and I eat six meals day. My two cheats are hot chocol... CHARLIE EBERSOL CHARLIE SHEEN I’m different,” said the Kid. “My gran always said I was half clever, half stupid, and half cr... CHARLIE HIGSON I realized by using the high notes of the chords as a melodic line, and by the right harmonic progre... CHARLIE PARKER CHARLIE PUTH CHARLIE CHAPLIN As a former lifelong Republican, it pains me to tell you that today's Republicans - and their st... CHARLIE CRIST CHARLIE PIERCE CHARLIE KIMBALL CHARLIE PUTH You know, as attorney general, there's no issue more important than making sure you are safe, th... 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If you're fleeing Nazi Germany in 1939 and you're a Jew, you don't think so much about r... 
People think the gold medal is yours and they say you're going to win - but they have no idea ho... 
A gold standard doesn't imply stability in the prices of the goods and services that people buy ... 
I hate the analyzing thing. People say, 'Why do you think your character did that? I don't k... 
They don't give you gold medals for beating somebody. They give you gold medals for beating ever... 
You can only do three things with your money. You can spend it. You can invest it. Or you can give i... 
I always invest my own money in the companies that I create. I don't believe in the whole thing ... 
Gold medals aren't really made of gold. They're made of sweat, determination, and a hard-to-... 
I think the problem with people, as they start to mature, they say, 'Rap is a young man's ga... 
Psychopaths are actually, really, really, really rare in our culture, are people who don't... Or... 
Because, you know, resilience - if you think of it in terms of the Gold Rush, then you'd be pret... 
I don't believe in perfection. I don't think there is such a thing. But the energy of wantin... 
I think that comedy really tells you how it is. The other thing about comedy is that - you don't... 
Don't buy this 'believe in yourself' rubbish. Why do they keep telling youngsters that? ... 
I don't think anybody feels like they're a good parent. Or if people think they're good ... 
Americans are always mortified when I tell them this, but in England, it's a tradition to put yo... 
I think money is a wonderful thing because it enables you to do things. It enables you to invest in ... 
I think probably - I think, you know, when you're first dating somebody, if they're just not... 
Well, I don't think everything necessarily that I touch turns to gold, but I think I get great j... 
Don't believe the hype. I don't care how many number ones you have at the box office, I don&... 
It's hard to tell with these Internet startups if they're really interested in building comp... 
I do know people who buy these huge houses but I always think, 'What about all that furniture? Y... 
If you want to invest in us, we believe customer number one, employee number two, shareholder number... 
I think everyone expects if you're in the lead, or if you're a favourite to win, you will wi... 
If you don't have an E-mail address, you're in the Netherworld. If you don't have your o... 
I admire people's marriages, and I think it's a wonderful thing to have, but I don't thi... 
Just because you're born in a privileged family and have money doesn't mean you're happy... 
True leaders don't invest in buildings. Jesus never built a building. They invest in people. Why... 
If you meet your heroes, you're always going to be disappointed. Frederick Douglass was a great ... 
It doesn't even matter if I don't win a self-gold - after every meet, I have pizza. Pepperon... 
I don't like people being negative, whining, or moaning. If you're in a situation you're... 
I don't think we're living in great times for movies, to tell you the truth. 
If you're playing a negative character, sooner or later it rubs off on you. Some people don'... 
I think that when you get dressed in the morning, sometimes you're really making a decision abou... 
I do get recognized, but I must say Edinburgh is a fantastic city to live if you're well-known. ... 
Touring is tough. You're almost in a haze because you don't really know where you are half t... 
It's very dangerous to wave to people you don't know because what if they don't have han... 
I don't believe in angels and I have trouble with the whole God thing. I don't want to say I... 
Marriage equality is a hustler's feeding frenzy of gold-diggers. I campaigned for marriage equal... 
People should watch out for three things: avoid a major addiction, don't get so deeply into debt... 
I love going to art galleries. The Tate Modern is one of my favourite things to do. But I don't ... 
I think it would collapse my heart if I was super famous. I don't have the nerve for it, I'm... 
I don't have any friends and don't have any intention of making any. People will stab you in... 
Growing up in Alaska, they don't really teach you to swim there. I learned to swim just a few su... 
I think if you're a 'tiger parent' early on, you don't need to be a 'helicopter ... 
As Brits, we love a do, don't we? I adore our national celebrations. If I see a gold coach, you ... 
I don't know the rules of grammar... If you're trying to persuade people to do something, or... 
A lot of people in my generation don't seem to get that you have to work your way up. I don'... 
It's hard to give tips to skiers if I don't know how they ski, but I think the most importan... 
My forms are geometric, but they don't interact in a geometric sense. They're just forms tha... 
There's many things that you can do with your life. It doesn't necessarily - I think if you&... 
Silver, gold - I don't discriminate! I like sparkly things. 
I don't think I ever really knew the right words to 'Hava Nagilah,' which isn't grea... 
I don't think you're human if you don't get nervous. 
The problem with taking venture capital is if you take $5m from someone, it may feel great; you may ... 
My goal is one Olympic gold medal. Not many people in this world can say, 'I'm an Olympic go... 
When you're expected to win and you have the press saying that you are going to win the Olympic ... 
I don't think too much about age. Maybe if you're hurting, aching and arthritic, then you th... 
Pure gold does not rust. Only gold alloys do so. You may have golden dreams. But if you go in the co... 
I don't think you can ever completely transform yourself on film, but if you do your job well, y... 
There's a lot of stuff they don't teach you in the mythical editors' school. They don... 
I'm a dirt person. I trust the dirt. I don't trust diamonds and gold. 
Evangelism is the spontaneous overflow of a glad and free heart in Jesus Christ. 
The habit of saving is itself an education. It fosters every virtue, teaches self-denial, cultivates... 
I don't have time for their judgement and their stupidity and you know they lay down with their ... 
I have a different constitution. I have a different brain; I have a different heart; I got tiger blo... 
I would be a giraffe because I just want to experience what a sore throat and being a giraffe feels ... 
I always like walking in the rain, so no one can see me crying. 
My dad was an actor and a writer; my mum was a drama teacher. My grandma was an actress. My aunt is ... 
There are few colonial nations anymore. Instead, we are colonized by financial institutions beyond o... 
I was bit by a dog when I was two years old, and it almost mauled my face. It almost killed and/or b... 
I timed my previous wife's pregnancy to the moment to have my son born on Bob Dylan's 50th b... 
I started piano when I was four. My mom taught me. And then I went to Manhattan School of Music duri... 
Hard work never killed anybody, but why take a chance? 
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, which is a pity because this week the National Association of ... 
It's spider season. Every year, right about now, thousands of the godless eight-legged bastards emer... 
You'll find that life is still worthwhile, if you just smile. 
Sweat plus sacrifice equals success. 
Ambition is a poor excuse for not having sense enough to be lazy. 
In the end, everything is a gag. 
Nothing takes the taste out of peanut butter quite like unrequited love. 
This is my depressed stance. When you're depressed, it makes a lot of difference how you stand. The... 
I'm not a concept. Too many guys think I'm a concept or I complete them or I'm going to 'make them a... 
I wanted to play drums because I fell in love with the glitter and the lights, but it wasn't abo... 
All four elements were happening in equal measure - the cuisine, the wine, the service, and the over... 
Every day I am part of my local town community, part of Rio Mesa High School Alumni, part of the rac... 
You know the old adage that the customer's always right? Well, I kind of think that the opposite... 
'The Princess Bride' was a movie that I watched all the time. 
Gradually, football has seen its appeal slip at the most basic levels. Pediatricians are advising pa... 
I have a routine for a day I'm in the office and not really physically active. Or a day when I&#... 
I try desperately to never drink bottled water. 
I have a personality that tends to be somewhat compulsive, and I do tend to think in a circular way.... 
I am on a drug. It's called Charlie Sheen. 
When I was a kid, probably 16 or 17, I got spotted by a model scout that wanted to represent me, and... 