Yet Another Hedge Fund Manager Explained Icelandic

Hollywood Would Much Prefer The Author Be Dead, So That They Can Buy The Book And Do What They Want To Do With It.

The Inability To Envision A Certain Kind Of Person Doing A Certain Kind Of Thing Because You've Never Seen Someone Who Looks Like Him Do It Before Is Not Just A Vice. It's A Luxury. What Begins As A Failure Of The Imagination Ends As A Market Inefficiency: When You Rule Out An Entire Class Of People From Doing A Job Simply By Their Appearance, You Are Less Likely To Find The Best Person For The Job.

The Institutions At The Centre Of Capitalism Are Bigger Than They've Ever Been, The Pay Is Much Greater, The Ability Of Society To Get Its Arms Around It Is Much Less. The Political Clout Of The Financial Class Is Unbelievable. I'd Say The Story Is Darker Than When I Was There. When I Was There It Felt Like A Comedy - And Now It Feels More Like A Tragedy.

I Was Really Interested In A Pretty Simple Thing: What Happens When Someone Tries To Introduce Moral Considerations Into Wall Street, What Happens When Someone Wants To Actually Demand Of Himself And Those Who Work With Him That What They Do Is Not Just Profitable But Good And Useful.

Even As Late As The Summer Of 2006, As Home Prices Began To Fall, It Took A Certain Kind Of Person To See The Ugly Facts And React To Them-to Discern, In The Profile Of The Beautiful Young Lady, The Face Of An Old Witch.