"It is bizarre that some people can't understand how a serious poet could work at a finance firm. Goethe was a bureaucrat. Eliot worked as a banker."

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Source : "Portrait of the Artist as a Young Capitalist". Interview with Benjamin Samuel, www.gelfmagazine.com. January 19, 2009.

Katy Lederer

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“I personally feel very strongly that what it will take is not more disasters, it's that what it will take is a vision of the future that is better than our present.”

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“A geek by definition is somebody who eats live animals. I?ve never eaten live animals.”
“It's your ability to learn quickly and contribute quickly that matters. One of the things I tell people these days is that there is no perfect fit when you're looking for the next big thing to do. You have to take opportunities and make an opportunity fit for you, rather than the other way around. The ability to learn is the most importantÂ qualityÂ a leader can have.”
“Some sports teams hate each other in the locker room and that's what makes them great.”

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“It's fun to have money, but the more money I get, the less interesting it becomes. If you don't have very much, you have to think about it. If you are starving, you become interested in food. If you are struggling to pay the bills, money becomes tragically important.”
“Male privilege and entitlement are dying a very painful death; no one gives up power without a struggle.”

Source : "Gloria Allred's Fighting Spirit" by Leslie Bennetts, www.harpersbazaar.com. June 1, 2010.
“Every day I watched how a bare metal frame, rolling down the line would come off the other end, a spanking brand new car. What a great idea! Maybe, I could do the same thing with my music. Create a place where a kid off the street could walk in one door, an unknown, go through a process, and come out another door, a star.”
“When you have another actor as your boss, they understand how to communicate easier sometimes than just a writer.”

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