If you've just stared into the abyss, quickly forget it: the lessons of history can only hold you back.
Seth KlarmanMacro worries are like sports talk radio. Everyone has a good opinion which probably means that none of them are good.
Seth KlarmanMy view is that an investor is better off knowing a lot about a few investments than knowing a little about each of a great many holdings. One's very best idea's are likely to generate higher returns for a given level of risk than one's hundredth or thousandth best idea.
Seth KlarmanIt is crucial in a sound investment process to search a mile wide than a mile deep with they find something - also.. never stop digging for information.
Seth KlarmanSpeculators are obsessed with predicting: guessing the direction of stock prices. Every morning on cable television, every afternoon on the stock market report, every weekend in Barron's, every week in dozens of market newsletters, and whenever business people get together. In reality, no one knows what the market will do; trying to predict it is a waste of time, and investing based upon that prediction is a purely speculative undertaking.
Seth Klarman