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Michael Lewis, born on October 15, 1960, is a renowned American author. His works are known for their in-depth investigations and revelations of the truths in the financial, business, and sports worlds.

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“You want the book to be special, and they are not always going to be special, but at least you want that to be the ambition. So the only way that happens is if you are not pressing to write a book.”

Ifs Way Want Writing Book Happens Special Ambition

Author:Michael Lewis

“Time and space are absolute. Diseases are evil spirits that inhabit the body. Parallel lines never meet. The earth is the center of the universe. Children are miniature adults. At one time in history each of these beliefs was generally held to be true. Each, however, gave way to different ideas and even different world views.”

Source: Altering Fate: Why the Past Does Not Predict the Future

“The Irish turned in on themselves and bid up their own land prices in the most extraordinary ways... The Irish people stepped in and guaranteed the banks, and committed to repay sums they can't afford to repay, and essentially committed themselves to generations of suffering.”

People Way Suffering Generations Land Extraordinary Committed

Author:Michael Lewis

“Jacks are home runs. So are dongs, bombs, and big flies. Baseball people express their fondness for a thing by thinking up lots of different ways to say it.”

People Thinking Way Different Home Bigs Running Baseball Different Ways Bombs Home Run Fondness

Book:Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game

Source: Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game

“What's fun is watching actors of that calibre bring them to life. It's incredible. Christian Bale spent a day with the character he plays and after my year of being with him I couldn't have generated the same view of him. They have a different way of looking at people, it's fascinating to watch.”

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Author:Michael Lewis

“You can anchor the mind into answering a question a certain way by giving them a totally unrelated piece of information dropped before.”

Way Giving Mind Certain Pieces Information Anchors

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“When something happens people didn't predict, they find ways to explain it as if it were predictable.”

People Ifs Way Happens Things Happen Predictable

Author:Michael Lewis

“I always find with my stories that the way they start is that I just get so interested in a person that I'm compelled to go back to them over and over until I learn more and more about them, without even quite thinking it's material for a book.”

Thinking Way Persons Book Stories Materials Compelled

Author:Michael Lewis

“If you have a patient in a doctor's office who's just been told they have terminal cancer but there's this operation they could perform right now that might save their lives. ... They have a 90 percent chance of surviving the operation — if you tell them that, they respond one way. If you tell them ... that they have a 10 percent chance of being killed by the operation, they are about three times less likely to have the operation.”

Ifs Way Might Three Chance Right Now Office Percent Doctors Patient Cancer One Way Operations Three Times Surviving Terminal Terminal Cancer

Author:Michael Lewis

“When you're trying to create a career as a writer, a little delusional thinking goes a long way.”

Thinking Way Writing Trying Littles Long Careers Long Way Delusional

Author:Michael Lewis

“Yet another hedge fund manager explained Icelandic banking to me this way: you have a dog, and I have a cat. We agree that each is worth a billion dollars. You sell me the dog for a billion, and I sell you the cat for a billion. Now we are no longer pet owners but Icelandic banks, with a billion dollars in new assets.”

Way Dog Cat Agree Sells Dollars Corruption Billions Managers Pet Owners Fund Assets Banking Scandal Hedge Fund

Author:Michael Lewis

About the Author

Born: October 15, 1960
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Quotes: 194

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