"I wish that every other guy were gay. Think about the leverage that would create in your relationship."

“Ten builders rear an arch, each in turn lifting it higher; but it is the tenth man, who drops in the keystone, who hears our huzzas.”

Source : George Iles (1918). “Canadian Stories”

“Deposit insurance has proved to be the crack cocaine of American finance.”

Source : Martin Mayer (1990). “The Greatest-Ever Bank Robbery: The Collapse of the Savings and Loan Industry”, Scribner Book Company

“An accession of wealth is a dangerous predicament for a man. At first he is stunned if the accession be sudden, and is very humble and very grateful. Then he begins to speak a little louder, people think him more sensible, and soon he thinks himself so.”

Source : Richard Cecil, Josiah Pratt (1816). “The Works of the Rev. Richard Cecil ...: With a Memoir of His Life”, p.326

“If you are tired of living on the beaten path that everyone else walks, venture into the woods. Some people would be afraid they would get lost, but a confident woman expects to have a new experience that might be outrageously wonderful.”

“I try to avoid political ties.”

“I truly feel that if you understand yourself and set goals without the regulations and limitations others put on you, then nothing is impossible.”

“I think a lot of the more successful artists of our time basically have barracudas for managers”

“People have always found me challenging - I don't know why, when I am only being myself. I don't understand why they find me so annoying but they do. It is pity, but that is how it is.”