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Quote by Michael Lewis

“My characters are actually usually pretty smart and admirable.”

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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. more

“The idea that it's smart to allow Wall Street firms, with this "too big to fail" imprimatur, to become hedge funds again - it's unconscionable. You're essentially saying we're going to take some elites in our society and let them roll the bones in the marketplace, and if it works out they get rich, and if it doesn't work out the taxpayer comes in again. That seems absolutely crazy to me. That seems to be where they're headed. I mean, maybe they're not and I'm wrong. Maybe they'll do sensible things. It's hard to know! There doesn't seem to be a plan.”

Ifs Knows Mean Ideas Hard Bigs Seems Rich Plans Failing Crazy Streets Wall Smart Work Out Bones Firm Our Society Fund Sensible Elites Taxpayers Marketplace Get Rich Hedge Fund

Author:Michael Lewis

“You don't want your readers seeing easy connections; it becomes a distraction.”

Want Easy Seeing Reader Connections Distraction

Author:Neal Stephenson

“Just as an informal, nonscientific observation, most people's personalities don't seem to change very much during their lives. There are exceptions in the case of people who go through hugely traumatic events or suffer from brain injury or disease. Some would argue that religious conversions can have deep personality-altering effects. But these are all exceptions to the rule.”

People Seems Suffering Religious Brain Cases Effects Events Personality Disease Arguing Conversion Observation Injury Exception Exception To The Rule Traumatic Events Brain Injury

Author:Neal Stephenson

“Having a persistent nature is part of being human. Otherwise we wouldn't be able to speak of knowing another person, or loving them, or being their friend or enemy or rival.”

Humans Persons Able Speak Enemy Knowing Being Human Persistent Rivals

Author:Neal Stephenson

“Part of being a sentient human is the ability to anticipate others' mental states - to say "Fred's going to hate this but Jane would love it."”

Humans States Hate Ability Jane Anticipate

Author:Neal Stephenson

“The only thing that can effect a big change in personality is something that physically rewires the brain and/or alters the body's chemical milieu.”

Body Bigs Brain Effects Personality Chemicals Big Changes Milieu

Author:Neal Stephenson

“I actually don't think that there is a connection between the survival instinct and a hunger for immortality.”

Thinking Survival Connections Instinct Hunger Immortality Survival Instinct

Author:Neal Stephenson

“A species has to become pretty intellectually advanced in order to grasp the concept of death in the abstract, and to dream up the idea of immortality. Long before that (in evolutionary terms) all species with brains have the survival instinct in some form. So, I am just saying that there are many existent proofs of species that have one, but not the other.”

Long Ideas Dream Form Order Term Brain Survival Concepts Instinct Species Proof Immortality Abstract Survival Instinct Just Saying

Author:Neal Stephenson

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