All Andrew Ross Sorkin Quotes
- There are those on Wall Street and in the plutocracy who feel that Geithner is a hero who deftly steered the country from economic ruin.… American
- Corporate tax reform is nice in theory but tough in practice. It most likely requires lower tax rates and the closing of loopholes, which many… Another Country
- In the age of activism that is clearly not going away, it would seem that some form of engagement from directors with shareholders - rather… Activism
- Forget about banks that are too big to fail; the focus should be on cities, municipalities and countries that are too big to fail. Banks
- The euphoria around economic booms often obscures the possibility for a bust, which explains why leaders typically miss the warning signs. Around Economic
- In truth, a leader should either apologize, mean it and do something about it - or not apologize at all. All
- Investors are sometimes too busy looking for profits to notice where the truth ends and the deception begins. Begins
- We talk about institutions that are too big to fail - I think the story is as much about people who think they are too… Big
- There is a long list of psychology research demonstrating that appearances matter more than most us would care to admit. As shallow as it may… Admit
- Bitcoin, in the short or even long term, may turn out be a good investment in the same way that anything that is rare can… Baseball
- In truth, the best Bitcoin can hope for is to be a second-rate version of gold, if that. Best
- Wall Street is littered with clever plans to use financial instruments to change behavior - carbon trading, for example. Some have changed the world, and… Behavior
- The blowback against a bailout of Lehman would have been fierce. It is often forgotten, but the prevailing wisdom the day after Lehman fell was… Bailout
- The failure of Lehman may have allowed the government to do more to prop up the economy than it otherwise could. Allowed
- Under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, a company is not allowed to provide a personal benefit to a decision maker in return for business. But… Act
- Some billionaires like cars, yachts and private jets. Others like newspapers. Billionaires
- In many ways, education is a lousy business. Teachers are not normal economic actors; almost all of them work for less money than they might… Actor
- In truth, Wall Street is in for a radical makeover. Fewer people, lower margins, lower risk, lower compensation - and ultimately, fewer talented people. It… Been
- I was always one of those people who would watch the Super Bowl as much for the sports as I did for the ads. I… Ads