Andrew Ross Sorkin Quotes
In truth, Wall Street is in for a radical makeover. Fewer people, lower margins, lower risk, lower compensation - and ultimately, fewer talented people. It is likely to change the culture of an industry that for nearly a century has been the money center of the world.
Quotes to Explore
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I enjoy pushing my characters to the limit. No matter how far out there I go, I look for things that make the characters human.
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For me, writing a song, I sit down and the process doesn't really involve me thinking about the demographic of people I'm trying to hit or who I want to be able to relate to the song or what genre of music it falls under.
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Illustrious acts high raptures do infuse, And every conqueror creates a muse.
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My mom says that when I was a little kid, I always used to say I wanted to be an actor, but I don't remember that.
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There's only two people in your life you should lie to... the police and your girlfriend.
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I think same sex couples should be able to get married.
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Fundamentally, I do agree, certainly, people must be allowed to express their own opinions freely. Freedom is part of the essential rights of all nations.
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A well-aimed spear is worth three.
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I'm not afraid of special effects, but I see them very much as a means to an end.
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I am confident I will set foot again in Tibet in my lifetime.
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I came back out here from England and I was there for a while and it was beautiful and it is just great to see London going from Spring to Summer and Autumn.
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The cruelest thing a man can do to a woman is to portray her as perfection.
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Teaching is a good distraction, and I am in contact with young people, which is very gratifying.
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In social matters, pointless conventions are not merely the bee sting of etiquette, but the snake bite of moral order.
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Biochemistry is the science of life. All our life processes - walking, talking, moving, feeding - are essentially chemical reactions. So biochemistry is actually the chemistry of life, and it's supremely interesting.
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Sometimes some of these little side excursions are useful and I manage to fit them in the book somewhere.
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We take a lot for granted as second wave feminists, what our mothers and aunts did for us.
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I find no sweeter fat than sticks to my own bones.
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I can't say I gave up totally my passion for women but almost.
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I had one typewriter for 50 years, but I have bought seven computers in six years. I suppose that's why Bill Gates is rich, and Underwood is out of business.
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People say Altamont was the end of the 60s. It was unfortunate, but at the time we didnt think of it as signaling anything. The fact that nobody got killed at Woodstock is amazing because that was half a million people. We only had 300,000 at Altamont.
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We are really on track for a soft landing. There are no balloons popping.
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In July of 2010, I lost my finance job in Chicago. Instead of updating my resume and looking for a similar job, I decided to forget about money and have a go at something I truly enjoyed. I'd purchased a semi-professional camera earlier that year and spent my free time taking photos in downtown Chicago.
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In truth, Wall Street is in for a radical makeover. Fewer people, lower margins, lower risk, lower compensation - and ultimately, fewer talented people. It is likely to change the culture of an industry that for nearly a century has been the money center of the world.
