famously

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As the late Charlie Munger — the longtime vice chair of Berkshire Hathaway — famously said, “Show me the incentive, and I’ll show you the outcome.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

More recently, a statue of Saddam Hussein famously met the same fate.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

At the height of the Vietnam War, Sen. George Aiken famously advised President Lyndon B. Johnson to “declare victory and go home.”

From Slate • Apr. 1, 2026

At least in the technology sector—which the Berkshire founder has been famously averse to backing—there do appear to be stocks that have been unduly punished by AI and energy worries.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

“Karl Marx famously called religion ‘the opiate of the masses.’

From "Looking for Alaska" by John Green