Bill Ackman — American Businessman born on May 11, 1966,

William Albert Ackman, is an American hedge fund manager and philanthropist. He is the founder and CEO of Pershing Square Capital Management LP, a hedge fund management company. Ackman is considered contrarian investor. He considers himself an activist investor... (wikipedia)

Experience is making mistakes and learning from them.
I am always prepared to do the right thing regardless of what other people think.
I'm not emotional about investments. Investing is something where you have to be purely rational and not let emotion affect your decision making - just the facts.
If I believe that I am right, I will take it to the end of the earth until I am proven right.
If you think of the typical Herbalife distributor and their level of sophistication, to this day I still don't understand the marketing plan - true story.