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People don't pay attention. And then one day there's an accounting. And after that, nothing is the same. — Cormac McCarthy Copy Share Image
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history, like nature, has its own economy, its own balancing of forces in the final accounting. Nothing can be lost, except to… — Helen Foster Snow Copy Share Image
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Everyone caved, adopted loose [accounting] standards, and created exotic derivatives linked to theoretical models. As a result, all kinds of earnings, blessed… — Charlie Munger Copy Share Image
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The U.S. government uses cash accounting. That is illegal for any enterprise of any size in America except for the U.S. government.… — Jim Cooper Copy Share Image
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I have some classes in accounting, but I don't know anything about accounting. I - you know, when my accountant tells me… — Ray Romano Copy Share Image
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