I always find with my stories that the way they start is that I just get so interested in a person that I'm compelled to go back to them over and over until I learn more and more about them, without even quite thinking it's material for a book.

People dislike uncertainty so much that they will impose an order on it even when it doesn't exist.

Everywhere you turn you see Americans sacrifice their long-term interests for a short-term reward.

A vast industry of stockbrokers, financial planners, and investment advisers skims a fortune for themselves off the top in exchange for passing their clients' money on to people who, as a whole, cannot possibly outperform the market.

The sports world is an echo chamber. All it takes is one quote from a general manager and a thousand sports columns bloom.

The reason the Greeks don't pay taxes is they don't trust where their taxes are going, because they know these other Greeks are taking money from the state for doing nothing. So it's - it's an essentially corrupt society.

I think that fans are always looking for someone to blame. Wouldn't it be nice if they looked in the mirror?