Charlie Munger Quotes

When someone takes their existing business and tries to transform it into something else - they fail. In technology that is often the case. Look at Kodak: it was the dominant imaging company in the world. They did fabulously during the great depression, but then wiped out the shareholders because of technological change.

Charlie Munger

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In my view, targeted lethal force is at its least controversial when it is on its strongest, most traditional legal foundation. The essential mission of the U.S. military is to capture or kill an enemy. Armies have been doing this for thousands of years. As part of a congressionally authorized armed conflict, the foundation is even stronger.

Jeh Johnson

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My father liked doing carpentry work, construction work, in the summer vacation. And so my mother designed a cabin, a log cabin, like a - it was like a Swiss chalet. I was twelve years old, and my father and I built it on a rocky point peninsula out into Lake Superior.

John Lautner

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Often, the pressure of the business and fear of having an open position encourages us to hire people who are either not right for the job or not ready to take on the responsibility.

Maureen Chiquet

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One of my great values that my father intuited, and indirectly taught me, is that you should always have a plan but be open to opportunity.

Jeff Raikes

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West Bengal belongs to Bengalis. We should live here like a king and not as servants.

Mithun Chakraborty

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I am very optimistic, and I always think positive, but within reason and never getting too far ahead of the game.

Luis Fonsi

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We obviously don't like the idea of a wall. It's not a friendly gesture. And my own personal opinion is that it might not even work for the purposes that it's meant to work for.

Luis Videgaray Caso

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I don't have too much spare time, but I try to play games as much as possible. I played a little growing up, but I never played any tennis games before.

Lleyton Hewitt

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Dad loves my stuff. No matter how many times my voice cracks or I miss a tap, he doesn't care. He's like some businessman making it to his kid's recital.

Peter DeLuise

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Teach a parrot the terms 'supply and demand' and you've got an economist.

Thomas Carlyle

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I knew exactly what to do on Alien, it was funny.

Ridley Scott

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The petty logic of political parties cannot be allowed to stifle the French people's legitimate aspirations to safety and liberty.

Marine Le Pen

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