"A world is in flames, and you are cracking silly jokes."

-- Friedrich Durrenmatt

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“At this point, I'm happy to be part of something special. As an actor I liked to choose scripts that I'm passionate about.”
“Being a good private equity investor is more complicated than it seems. I would say that there are a few characteristics that are important. If you look at the skill set that you need to ultimately be a successful private equity investor, at least at the senior level, you have to be, in this business, a good investor. You have to be able to help companies perform and you have to have judgment around exiting investments. If you look at the skill sets there, they include some things you can teach and some that you can't.”

Source : The Harbus Interview, www.harbus.org. February 2, 2004.
“I got some media coverage for using the tail, the ear, the oink.”
“Sometimes you start a little further back from the starting line. And you're going to have to work a little bit harder, and push it faster to get to the finish. I'm willing to put in the work, to compensate for other things, to get ahead, to get to where I want to be.”
“It's great to have a private jet. Anyone that tells you that having your own private jet isn't great is lying to you.”
“Stormy or sunny days, glorious or lonely nights, I maintain an attitude of gratitude.”
“I never studied art, but taught myself to draw by imitating the New Yorker cartoonists of that day, instead of doing my homework.”

Source : "Comics: Meet the Artist" online cha, www.washingtonpost.com. March 1, 2002.
“Making a living is nothing; the great difficulty is making a point, making a difference-with words.”

Source : Elizabeth Hardwick (2017). “The Collected Essays of Elizabeth Hardwick”, p.112, New York Review of Books

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