"I was a little bit of a cocky kid."

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Source : "Billionaire Bill Ackman’s ill-fated bike ride: “his mind wrote a check that his body couldn't cash” by William D. Cohan, www.vanityfair.com. February 27, 2013.

Bill Ackman

#Cocky Quotes #Kids Quotes #Littles Quotes

“In early childhood, children develop a set of symbols that 'stand for' things they see in the world around them... Children are happy with symbolic drawing until about the age of eight or nine... when children develop a passion for realism. Our schools do not provide drawing instruction. Children try on their own to discover the secrets of realistic drawing, but nearly always fail and, sadly, give up on trying.”
“There's no doubt I expect to die in prison.”
“Some people regard discipline as a chore. For me, it is a kind of order that sets me free to fly.”
“Although I look really good holding a gun, I can't shoot. I can't shoot anything. I'm the worst shot.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Powerful men often succeed through the help of their wives. Powerful women only succeed in spite of their husbands.”

Source : 1984 In the Daily Mail,16 May.
“For many people, the only reason to do anything is that it's best for them individually. And I think that's why planners have to be more realistic about devising policies so the stakeholders will say, "I see what you mean - that'll help me." I think expecting people to do the right thing for the right reason leads to a lot of failure in public policy.”

Source : Source: la.streetsblog.org
“Press junkets are incredibly annoying. You sit in a chair for three to six hours and have different journalists shuttle in for three minutes at a time, asking cheesy movie questions to get a quick sound bite - and that's their only objective. You can't really move or eat. You're just stuck there. It's pressure, constant pressure.”
“I don't control the movies that are offered to me, but I make choices based on certain parameters.”

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