Mitchell Zuckoff Bob Altman got nothing from the TV series ‘M*A*S*H,’ and the royalties for the theme song went to his oldest son, Michael, who wrote it as a 15-year-old poet! – Mitchell Zuckoff Altman Quotes Bob Quotes Mash Quotes Michael Quotes Poet Quotes Royalties Quotes Series Quotes Son Quotes Song Quotes Theme Quotes Wrote Quotes We’ve suffered a ‘Ponzification’ of the economy in recent years, as bubbles have built up and then burst, and each time we act as though it’s the first time. My favorite pre-Ponzi schemer was known as ‘520 Percent Miller’ because he promised 10 percent returns a week, or 520 percent a year. Of course he was just using new investors’ money to pay old investors, and soon he was on the lam.
Graham Hawkes If you build a Model T and you can see the Camry, you don’t spend time tinkering with the T; you go straight to the next thing. Once you build the Camry, you can see the Ferrari, so you go straight to that. – Graham Hawkes
BusinessJoni MitchellMusic I heard someone from the music business saying they are no longer looking for talent, they want people with a certain look and a willingness to cooperate. – Joni Mitchell
Ruth Bader Ginsburg At my advanced age – I’m now an octogenarian – I’m constantly amazed by the number of people who want to take my picture. – Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Joko Beck Whenever we say a person’s name, notice whether we have stated more than a fact. For example, the judgment, ‘She’s thoughtless’ goes beyond the facts ‘She said she’d call me and she didn’t.’ – Joko Beck
Jimmy Bullard I go to matches to watch players who entertain. I still watch old footage of Paul Gascoigne. – Jimmy Bullard
Marcel Marceau When you’re in a play, 50 percent is the genius of the actor, 50 percent is the genius of the author. When a mime is not perfect, you see nothing. – Marcel Marceau
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