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American - Businessman Born: April 6, 1966

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.

Future You Way Better

No dictatorship can be sustained within the context of an information revolution.

Revolution Information Dictatorship

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.

Love Good You People

Whatever you are is because of what your ancestors have done.

You Done Your Whatever

I think we Chinese are just as capable, as diligent, as hardworking, as peace-loving, and as creative as people everywhere.

People Think Creative Just

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?

You Opportunity Look View

The financial crisis of 2008-09 was in large part the result of the so-called 'success' of people who did not understand their fiduciary duty. This kind of 'success' is extremely harmful to all of society.

Success Society People Understand

Politically, China suppresses its people, but because the government allows some freedom in economic matters, business has become the ultimate expression of individuality.

Freedom Business People Government

Without a free man, there is no free market. That's called exploitation.

Man Free Without Market

For the vast majority of mankind's history, economic activity consisted of finding energy and using energy.

History Energy Finding Economic

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When I first came to Columbia University, I was dirt poor. I did not choose to come here - I just ended up here because I had nowhere else to go, having just escaped from China after Tiananmen. I was in a new country where I didn't understand the language, didn't know anybody, and didn't have a penny to my name. So I was desperate and afraid.

Name Understand Language New

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.

Money Name Never Student

Part of the game of investing is to come into your own. You must find some way that perfectly fits your personality because there is some element of a zero sum game in investing. If you buy, somebody else has to sell. And when you sell, somebody has to buy. You can't both be right.

Personality You Game Way

Rock and roll was a revelation for me.

Me Rock And Roll Rock Roll

To us, anyone who opposes dictatorship is our friend. Those who support it, our enemy.

Support Friend Enemy Dictatorship

Tiananmen did not fail.

Free market never succeeded without free men and free society.

Society Men Never Free

You can't imagine a free market coupled with a dictatorship.

You Free Dictatorship Market

Mao Zedong's way was to make people crazy. It was like a religious cult.

People Crazy Way Like

The whole thing is, really, money makes money. That's the whole thing about capitalism. Without the capital, there is no -ism.

Money Capitalism Without About

With free market and free man, if you remove one of them, it is not called capitalism in my dictionary.

Man You Capitalism Free

I was a college student in 1989 when I participated in the demonstration at Tiananmen Square. I was one of the organizers.

College Student Square Demonstration

I was born and grew up in China during the 1960s.

Born I Was Born China Up

Only by a process of peaceful evolution can China accomplish its own goals of being a free, prosperous, and strong country.

Goals Strong Country Free

Management always has a big influence on your success, no matter how good or how bad the business is itself.

Success Good Business Management

Management is always part of the equation of making the company successful, so the quality of management always matters.

Quality Management Company Always

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