Before losing your cool, take a TO to ask yourself the following: “3-2-1, 1-2-3, what the heck is bothering me?“. Also, don’t overeat (like someone who recently made partner at the firm), ’cause no one likes a fattie.
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Don’t mind the watermark, that’s courtesy of my darling source.
Maverick Capital Q4 Letter [PDF]

Sweet–2 and 20 to get some platitudes. Good work boys
11) Never hyphenate the words “tomorrow” or “today”
12) Never tell Thomas Jefferson what to do
You’re a mensch, and DB was very much missed these past two days.
Le temps est un grand maître, dit-on, le malheur est qu’il tue ses élèves.
‘…darling source…”
Factoid of the Day: At least 70% of this site’s readers fantasize on a regular basis about having Bess call them ‘darling.’ (As they should.)
13) Return telephone calls from Jambronis promptly and cheerfully.
13) Once you go black, do not go back
(examining my motives)
fuck you, LA.
-fattie partner
@5 true story
how is this guy still in business?
He forgot “Never piss uphill barefooted..”
~#2 Oil Trader
I’ve been away (nursing a virus). What’s up with the watermarks, Bess?
13) Don’t tell me like I was born today.
@12- learn to read- the dude who gave her the letter put it on.
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