Figure out what something is worth and pay a lot less. - Joel Greenblatt

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I think very few people realize how much the separation of church and state has to do with the fact that Americans are not only more religious than a lot of other people in the world but that conversions are much more common here.

Joel Greenblatt

Figure out what something is worth and pay a lot less.

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Choosing individual stocks without any idea of what you're looking for is like running through a dynamite factory with a burning match. You may live, but you're still an idiot.

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The more confidence I have in each one of my stock picks, the fewer companies I need to own in my portfolio to feel comfortable.

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Remember, it’s the quality of your ideas not the quantity that will result in the big money.

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There’s a virtuous cycle when people have to defend challenges to their ideas. Any gaps in thinking or analysis become clear pretty quickly when smart people ask good, logical questions. You can’t be a good value investor without being an independent thinker – you’re seeing valuations that the market is not appreciating. But it’s critical that you understand why the market isn’t seeing the value you do. The back and forth that goes on in the investment process helps you get at that.

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