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It takes 3 qualities to do well…[reasonable] intelligence, energy, & integrity… You may not be able to throw a football 60 yards, run the 100 in 9.8, [or] sink ...

You don't need perfect. If you're 96% sure, that's all you're entitled to in many cases.

Fairmont San Francisco

Alcatraz Island

Historic House & Garden

Charles M. Schulz Museum

Musée Mécanique

House of Prime Rib

Brilliance is the ability to simplify a mass amount of information into a simple yes/no decision.

I’ve been investing over…probably 25,000 days. If you took the headlines from the [news] of those 25,000 days…I’ll bet a majority…certainly wouldn’t be good new...

All intelligent people should think primarily in terms of opportunity cost. When deciding whether to do something compare it with the best opportunity you have.

Netflix culture slides

The profitability of American business determines the profitability of what the owners of American business [earn] — and you can forget all about the little tic...

The highest form of wealth

Never underestimate the man who overestimates himself. These weird guys who overestimate themselves occasionally knock it right out of the park.

People calculate too much and think too little.

Bad news is an investor's best friend. It lets you buy at a marked-down price.

How to Get Rich (without getting lucky)

The best armour of old age is a well spent life preceding it.

Wenbin writings

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