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Munger on Opportunity

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“The wise ones bet heavily when the world offers them that opportunity. They bet big when they have the odds. And the rest of the time, they don't. It's just that simple.”
A Lesson on Elementary, Worldly Wisdom (1994 USC Marshall talk), Poor Charlie's Almanack · 1994
“You're looking for a mispriced gamble. That's what investing is. And you have to know enough to know whether the gamble is mispriced. That's value investing.”
A Lesson on Elementary, Worldly Wisdom (1994 USC Marshall talk), Poor Charlie's Almanack · 1994
“A few major opportunities, clearly recognizable as such, will usually come to one who continuously searches and waits, with a curious mind that loves diagnosis involving multiple variables.”
A Lesson on Elementary, Worldly Wisdom (1994 USC Marshall talk), Poor Charlie's Almanack · 1994 · as recalled
“Capitalism should expect to get a few big winners by accident.”
Acquired podcast, October 2023 · 2023 · as recalled