Andrew Ross Sorkin Quotes
TARP became so politicized that having money from it was almost like a scarlet letter. There were debates over compensation, worry that the rules were going to get changed. All the banks were desperately rushing to get that money back as soon as possible - in part, so they could pay themselves bonuses without any government restrictions.
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A bone to the dog is not charity. Charity is the bone shared with the dog, when you are just as hungry as the dog.
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It may be a cold, clammy thing to say, but those that treat friendship the same as any other selfishness seem to get the most out of it.
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Law graduates have always ended up in business, government, journalism and other fields. Law schools could do more to build these subjects into their coursework.
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Sometimes I'm not even aware of some of the issues going on with me in my life until I sit down and start kind of looking for inspiration, trying to find something that inspires that creativity.
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Investing in gold is one of the wisest decisions that you can make as an investor.
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Ideas? My head is full of them, one after the other, but they serve no purpose there. They must be put down on paper, one after the other.
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I really didn't intend to be a musician when I left Japan.
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I believe myself to possess a most singular combination of qualities exactly fitted to make me pre-eminently a discoverer of the hidden realities of nature.
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I still feel I need to do things 10 times better than other players. Just to be accepted and to improve myself.
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It's human nature that we come in our own flavours, and it doesn't make any sense to write a monochromatic or monocultural story unless you're doing something extremely small - a locked room-style story.
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If someone had told me years ago that sharing a sense of humour was so vital to partnerships, I could have avoided a lot of sex!
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It's only fair that stable gay relationships of long standing should have the same rights and responsibilities as married couples. I know the image of gay marriage is to some people horrific and ludicrous.
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I do believe in the potential of like-minded people coming together.
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I've had all that you could ask for. The fat lady has sung, and there's a standing ovation.
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In any country there must be people who have to die. They are the sacrifices any nation has to make to achieve law and order.
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But people who really know me, know that I am not a bad boy at heart... I am a big teddy bear.
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I always wanted to be some kind of writer or newspaper reporter. But after college... I did other things.
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Programmers can be lazy.
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The test is can you do something, rather than have a theoretical argument - can you make a difference?
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It's always helpful to put things down on paper. That's why I started writing.
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One can't be kind to one person and cruel to another.
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No studio in Hollywood wanted 'Cold Mountain.' None. No one wanted 'Ripley,' no one wanted 'The English Patient.' That tells you there isn't really an appetite for ambitious movie-making out there.
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People are used to cash, and getting them out of that is going to be a long and tough exercise.
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TARP became so politicized that having money from it was almost like a scarlet letter. There were debates over compensation, worry that the rules were going to get changed. All the banks were desperately rushing to get that money back as soon as possible - in part, so they could pay themselves bonuses without any government restrictions.
