46 Quotes by Michael Burry

People want an authority to tell them how to value things, but they choose this authority not based on facts or results.

I have always believed that a single talented analyst, working very hard, can cover an amazing amount of investment landscape, and this belief remains unchallenged in my mind.

My natural state is an outsider, and no matter what group I'm in or where I am, I've always felt like I'm outside the group and I've always been analyzing the group.

Read every line item until you get it.

My natural state is an outsider. I’ve always felt outside the group, and I’ve always been analyzing the group.

If you are going to be a great investor, you have to fit the style to who you are.

I just really like to find my own ideas.

The late 90s almost forced me to identify myself as a value investor, because I thought what everybody else was doing was insane.

I think a lot of funds get their ideas from Wall Street. I just like to find my own ideas. I read a lot. A lot of news. I just follow my nose. A lot of times it’s a dead end, but sometimes there’s value there.