Category Archives: Classic Quotes

“I tickled him until he couldn’t breathe . . . It was my 50th birthday.”

Posted on March 13, 2010 by mmjdiary

Former Congressman Eric Massa’s explanation for behavior that was the subject of an aide’s complaint.  Isn’t this what most of us do on our 50th birthdays?

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Courts should ordinarily greet a claim that several lawyers were required to perform a single set of tasks with healthy skepticism, for purposes of an award of attorney fees.

Posted on March 12, 2010 by mmjdiary

Diffenderfer v. Gomez-Colon, 606 F. Supp. 2d 222 (D.P.R. 2009)

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“Man, I like crazy; I would love crazy. Our forefathers in their infinite wisdom planned for crazy. But this week we moved to insane.”

Posted on March 7, 2010 by mmjdiary

 New York assemblyman on a week in New York politics that found its governor moving from unelectable to investigated to even-Rangel-looks-good status.

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“When I build something for somebody, I always add $50 million or $60 million onto the price. My guys come in, they say it’s going to cost $75 million. I say it’s going to cost $125 million and I build it for $100 million. Basically, I did a lousy job. But they think I did a great job.”

Posted on September 19, 2009 by mmjdiary

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How To REALLY, REALLY Plead Guilty

Posted on September 18, 2009 by mmjdiary

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“Well, then it’s not cheating, is it? If nobody finds out?”

Posted on June 6, 2009 by mmjdiary

Indy racer Danica Patrick, in a Sports Illustrated interview with Dan Patrick.  Ms. Patrick was answering Mr. Patrick’s question question on whether she would use performance-enhancing drugs if she could not be caught. Ms. Patrick said she was just joshing. http://www.mpgmotors.com/blog/?p=1-5112 … Continue reading →

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“Any time there was a meeting of management, I’d say, ‘Hold your fraud hot-line card up.'”

Posted on June 6, 2009 by mmjdiary

Richard Scrushy, former CEO of HealthSouth, testifying at civil fraud case on how hard he worked to instill ethics in employees and encourage them to report concerns.  Mr. Scrushy was testifying whilst serving his sentence for a bribery conviction that resulted … Continue reading →

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“I cannot adequately express how sorry I am for what I have done.”

Posted on March 14, 2009 by mmjdiary

Bernie Madoff, on entering a guilty plea to 11 counts of securities fraud, mail fraud, investment adviser fraud, wire fraud, flora fraud, fauna fraud, and perjury.  Sir, you said it.

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“It has been very successful — very strong. In fact, it’s off-the-charts good.” Stanford L. Kurland, former CEO of Countrywide, now CEO of PennyMac.

Posted on March 13, 2009 by mmjdiary

PennyMac buys delinquent home mortgages from the federal government for about 38 cents on the dollar and then offers the borrowers mortgages at better terms.  Ironically, Mr. Kurland is buying up mortgages Countrywide originally made.  He has cut interest rates on … Continue reading →

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“Investors should be skeptical of history-based models. Constructed by a nerdy-sounding priesthood using esoteric terms such as beta, gamma, sigma and the like, these models tend to look impressive. Too often, though, investors forget to examine the assumptions behind the symbols. Our advice: Beware of geeks bearing formulas.”

Posted on March 1, 2009 by mmjdiary

Warren Buffett, 2008 annual report letter to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders. buy 10 mg cialis cheap viagra substitute

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“[They used] a strip-mall accounting firm.”

Posted on February 28, 2009 by mmjdiary

Short-seller James Chanos on how he knew Madoff Securities was a fraud.  buy cialis overnight delivery viagra money order

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“‘Psychopath’ — it’s too nice a word for him. ‘Sociopath,’ ‘psychopath,’ it means there is a sickness, a pathology. This man knew what he was doing. I would simply call him thief, scoundrel, criminal.”

Posted on February 28, 2009 by mmjdiary

Elie Wiesel, Nobel Peace Prize laureate and Holocaust survivor on Bernie Madoff.  Mr. Wiesel and his wife lost their life savings to Mr. Madoff’s now-collapsed investment firm, Madoff Securities, a firm now believed to have been a Ponzi scheme.  The … Continue reading →

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“He’s being railroaded. Why would anybody send something out that would ruin his own company? It’s like an auto dealer sending a car out with no brakes.”

Posted on February 20, 2009 by mmjdiary

Hugh Parnell Sr., on his son, Stewart Parnell, CEO of Peanut Corporation of America, now in Chapter 7 bankruptcy, after the company was identified as the source of salmonella in peanut products that resulted in deaths and illness in 44 … Continue reading →

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“I was young. I was stupid. I was naive.”

Posted on February 20, 2009 by mmjdiary

Alex Rodriguez, referring to his use of steroids from 2001-2003.  As a parent the Barometer was hoping for a cut-off date earlier than age 25 for the “young and stupid” excuse.  purchase generic cialisbuy sildenafil viagra

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