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The first rule is that you can't really know anything if you just remember isolated facts and try and bang 'em back. If the facts don't hang together on a latticework of theory, you don't have them in a usable form.
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"The first rule is that you can't really know anything if you just remember isolated facts and try and bang 'em back. If the facts don't hang together on a latticework of theory, you don't have them in a usable form."
— Charlie Munger

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The first rule is that you can't really know anything if you just remember isolated facts and try and bang 'em back. If the facts don't hang together on a latticework of theory, you don't have them in a usable form. — Charlie Munger

About Charlie Munger

Charlie Munger was a Businessman from United States (1924–2023).

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This quote is attributed to Charlie Munger, a Businessman from United States.
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Charlie Munger lived from 1924 – 2023.