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I hate the unfairness of injustice. Anybody who thinks they are better than others or 'chosen' or feel they have an entitlement... be it through monarchy, government or money. I think we are all born the same. We are entitled to an equal shot at life. ”
Shortly after my dad died, my mom figured that if I could do a few commercials, I'd get a college fund. ”
I would prefer to have no money but to have a nice family and good friends around. ”
In my view, the biggest investment risk is not the volatility of prices, but whether you will suffer a permanent loss of capital. Not only is the mere drop in stock prices not risk, but it is an opportunity. Where else do you look for cheap stocks? ”
The whole thing is, really, money makes money. That's the whole thing about capitalism. Without the capital, there is no -ism. ”
Politically, China suppresses its people, but because the government allows some freedom in economic matters, business has become the ultimate expression of individuality. ”
I grew up in Communist China and never had much money to my name, and then, all of a sudden, I had giant student loans. ”
The game of investing is a process of discovering who you are, what you're interested in, what you're good at, what you love to do, then magnifying that until you gain a sizable edge over all the other people. ”
For the vast majority of mankind's history, economic activity consisted of finding energy and using energy. ”
Investing is about predicting the future, and the future is inherently unpredictable. Therefore, the only way you can do better is to assess all the facts and truly know what you know and know what you don't know. That's your probability edge. ”