"I wondered if sometimes the difference between a psychopath in Broadmoor and a psychopath on Wall Street was the luck of being born into a stable, rich family."

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Source : Jon Ronson (2011). “The Psychopath Test”, p.165, Pan Macmillan

Jon Ronson

#Money Quotes #Wall Quotes #Differences Quotes

“If you live long enough, you'll make mistakes. But if you learn from them, you'll be a better person. It's how you handle adversity, not how it affects you. The main thing is never quit, never quit, never quit.”
“One thing that's happened to me is I've been around a long time and I've played a lot of villains and so forth. I think it had to do with, well one thing is that I looked younger than I was for a long time. Now I think I'm suddenly starting to play people's father.”
“The simple equations that generate the convoluted Mandelbrot fractal have been called the wittiest remarks ever made.”

Source : John Allen Paulos (2008). “Once Upon A Number: The Hidden Mathematical Logic Of Stories”, p.61, Hachette UK
“I think my greatest moment in business was when the first Southwest airplane arrived after four years of litigation and I walked up to it and I kissed that baby on the lips and I cried.”
“I kinda taught myself how to play guitar, and I still play to this day. It's become a pretty big part of my life.”
“I talked to a lot of employers who just are, are fearful of what's coming next out of Washington. It's all the spending, it's all the debt. It's their national energy tax, they want to call it cap and trade - more mandates, higher costs, more taxes. Their healthcare bill - more mandates, higher costs, higher taxes.”
“No two snowflakes are alike...”
“Enthusiasm just creates bubbles; it doesn't keep them from popping.”

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