"At Cornell University, it was well known that……" — Philipp Meyer
"At Cornell University, it was well known that after five years on Wall Street, you could expect to be making half a million a year in salary and bonus; after 10 years, you could expect a million or more. I had 60 grand of university debt, and my parents had no retirement. I needed that money."
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23 Quotes by Philipp Meyer
Philipp Meyer has 23 quotes on this site.
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You ought to be able to grow up in a place and not have to get the hell out of…
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No land was ever acquired honestly in the history of the earth.
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The entire history of humanity is marked by a single inexorable movement - from animal instinct toward rational thought, from…
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She wondered how people would remember her. She had not made enough to spread her wealth around like Carnegie, to…
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Nothing prepares you for making art except making art. You have to do it to get better.
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Since I quit banking, all my major life decisions, when they could, have revolved around writing.
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We moved to Baltimore, Maryland, in 1979, when I was five. The funny thing is that, even though Baltimore had…
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After I finished college, I got a job on Wall Street as a derivatives trader, but after a couple years…
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When we think of the myth of the settling of the West, this is our creation myth. But because we…
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Your mind burns a lot of calories. Writing can feel like a physical workout.
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My ideal is to write most of the day, then go running, find friends and socialise all evening; my mind…
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I try to begin writing as close to a dreamlike state as I can get.
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