Addict Quote by Charlie Munger Download Open image “I do not think you can trust bankers to control themselves. They are like heroin addicts.” — Charlie Munger ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.6 out of 5 (10 ratings) Copy quoteShare Addict Bankers Bankers Control Banking Control Like Heroin Think Trust Thinking Trust Trust Bankers
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Almost all good businesses engage in 'pain today, gain tomorrow' activities. — Charlie Munger Copy Share Image
If you want good behavior, don't pay on a commission basis. Our judges aren't paid so much a case. We keep them pretty well… — Charlie Munger Copy Share Image
Acquire worldly wisdom and adjust your behavior accordingly. If your new behavior gives you a little temporary unpopularity with your peer group then to… — Charlie Munger Copy Share Image
I think time and time again, in reality, psychological notions and economic notions interplay, and the man who doesn't understand both is a damned… — Charlie Munger Copy Share Image
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The tax code gives you an enormous advantage if you can find some things you can just sit with. — Charlie Munger Copy Share Image
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They [Mc Donalds] take people and give them a first job, which enables them to get a second job. They do a very good… — Charlie Munger Copy Share Image
We believe that almost all really good investment records will involve relatively little diversification. The basic idea that it was hard to find good… — Charlie Munger Copy Share Image
It is way less certain to be a wonderful business in the future. The threat is alternative mediums of information. Every newspaper is scrambling… — Charlie Munger Copy Share Image
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