Charlie Munger Quotes

I learned from my dad that change and experimentation are constants and important. You have to keep trying new things.

I never stop making sure that what I say is the best of what could be said about a particular thing. It's a constant evolution. If I planted a tree one way yesterday, and somebody tells me of a better way to plant a tree, I think, 'You know, they're right, that's better.' Then I change my way to accommodate the new way of planting trees.

A man's work is in danger of deteriorating when he thinks he has found the one best formula for doing it. If he thinks that, he is likely to feel that all he needs is merely to go on repeating himself . . . so long as a person is searching for better ways of doing his work, he is fairly safe.

You can't stand still on one point for your entire life.

I believe that having an open mind is one of the most important qualities we can possess. Once our minds close, we stop evolving.

The only person who is educated is the one who has learned how to learn and change.

My new motto is: When you're through changing, you're through.

Without deviation progress is not possible.

I don't mind being wrong, and I don't mind changing my mind.

What the world is saying to us human beings is, 'Don't stick to the old ways, learn to think anew.' And that's what musicians do every day.

So many people say that obviously my game has changed since I arrived here and I say that it's good that it changed, otherwise it would show a lack of intelligence.

I've always been the type of guy that wants to change, adapt and morph from year to year.

I don't want to limit myself as a writer. Tastes change, and I want to keep my eye on the future.

Yet you must not cling to the words of the old sages either; they, too, may not be right. Even if you believe them, you should be alert so that, in the event that something superior comes along, you may follow that.

As I grow older, I have had to discard some ideas and policies because they no longer make sense. This strikes me as entirely healthy. I would invite others to do the same.

To prepare for the future, we must be willing to test new concepts. This means we must acquire enough information to evaluate these concepts and not be like travelers in a foreign land who compare everything with their own hometown.

I'm always learning and trying new things. When you stop learning, you start dying.

I try not to be an ideologue about anything. If I'm wrong, I'm wrong, and I'm willing to evolve.

My style evolves day by day; I love change.

Part of our human nature is finding new ways of being.

The group of guys I came up with in the 1990s were very innovative. I remember some of the older guys were complaining about how the music had changed, and they were being left behind. I didn't want to be one of those guys who sat around and complained because they weren't growing and evolving.

The thing about it is, I'm one of these people that if you're not getting anywhere, you gotta change it up, and you gotta ask more questions.

I'm ever-changing and always evolving, always trying new things.

It's amazing to see how if we don't open our minds to something different, we wont evolve as a species.

When you think you're on top of your game, you've got to change it, and keep evolving and keep getting better.