I think, with Hank Paulson, the concept of a bailout was anathema to him from day one. He was a Republican; he's a free marketeer. He believes in capitalism, and part of capitalism is believing in failure. And so the idea of bailing out an institution, I think, went against every part of him. Andrew Ross Sorkin
He is beauty, inside and out. He is the silver lining in a world of darkness. He is my light.
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Marie Lu
Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant.
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Robert Louis Stevenson
A thirst for water may be an oasis in your day.
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Anthony T.Hincks
Your smile is what gets me through the day and my dreams of you are what gets me through the night.
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Anthony T. Hincks
It never failed to amaze me how the most ordinary day could be catapulted into the extraordinary in the blink of an eye.
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Jodi Picoult
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I think, with Hank Paulson, the concept of a bailout was anathema to him from day one. He was a Republican; he's a free marketeer. He believes in capitalism, and part of capitalism is believing in failure. And so the idea of bailing out an...
