"I have ... spoken to the heads of various Wall Street equity derivatives trading desks and every single one of the senior managers I spoke with told me that Bernie Madoff was a fraud. Of course no one wants to take an undue career risk by sticking their head up ... The fewer people who know who wrote this report the better. I am worried about the personal safety of myself and my family."

-- Harry Markopolos

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“Since the success of believers is tied to our knowledge of and obedience to God's Word, the memorizing of portions of the Bible is advisable.”
“Rhetoric takes no real account of the art in literature and morality takes no account of the art in life.”
“What we've witnessed in the past 25 or 30 years is just incredible. We've birthed 30,000 or 40,000 restaurants. I used to go to Europe every year to get experience [and ideas]. I don't go to Europe anymore. I go to Oregon, I go to Washington, I go to Louisiana, I go to Little Rock, I go to Austin, I travel New York City. I don't go to Europe anymore.”
“You can be sure that I won't experiment with right-wing terms.”
“Just as Marx used to say about the French Marxists of the late 'seventies: All I know is that I am not a Marxist.”
“I don't go to games as much as I used to because of the NFL's Sunday Ticket. So I'll watch the games, take notes.”

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“For me, writing music is a good way to say what's on my mind. It's less vulnerable in a way, less embarrassing, less exposing to the idea of seeing someone's reaction. The thing about it, though, is you need to be ready... especially if you've got something you're burning to say... even if it's just what some people might think is just a small moment that nobody'd ever bother with or notice.”
“I'm not trying to prove anybody wrong, I'm just trying to prove something to myself.”

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