A grifter's got an irresistible urge to be the guy who's wise. There's nothin' to whipping a fool. Hell, fools are made… — Donald E. Westlake Copy Share Image
Nearly everyone who chooses to work for Donald Trump is disreputable in one way or another; Ali Baba didn't find 40 wise… — Jacob Weisberg Copy Share Image
Where the grifter is shameless, the grafter shrinks from exposure, which could only endanger the racket. He is greedy but not creatively… — Jacob Weisberg Copy Share Image
Donald Trump is an archetypal grifter. Using the presidency to promote your golf courses, hotels, and real estate business is grifting. So… — Jacob Weisberg Copy Share Image
There really are two Americas, one for the grifter class and one for everybody else. In everybody-else land, the world of small… — Matt Taibbi Copy Share Image
For the grifter, ripping people off is seldom the point. The grifter is an artiste who invests in the long con. — Jacob Weisberg Copy Share Image
