“We have had our failures, but so have others, even if they do not admit them. And they may be less public.”
— John F. Kennedy Primary source“I am more afraid of our own blunders than of the enemy’s devices.”
— Thucydides Primary source“Being able to recognize that you are wrong is a godsend.”
— Charlie Munger Primary source“It was the mistakes one made at the beginning of a case that were the worst. They were the irretrievable ones, the ones that got you off on the wrong foot, that gave the enemy the first game.”
— Ian Fleming Primary source“Trying to minimize taxes too much is one of the great standard causes of really dumb mistakes.”
— Charlie Munger Primary source“Part of what you must learn is how to handle mistakes and new facts that change the odds. Life, in part, is like a poker game, wherein you have to learn to quit sometimes when holding a much-loved hand.”
— Charlie Munger Primary sourceSuccess Experience Learning Objectivity Self-Awareness