You can anchor the mind into answering a question a certain way by giving them a totally unrelated piece of information dropped before.
Michael LewisCommitment, by its nature, frees us from ourselves and, while it stands us in opposition to some, it joins us with others similarly committed. Commitment moves us from the mirror trap of the self absorbed with the self to the freedom of a community of shared values.
Michael LewisHollywood would much prefer the author be dead, so that they can buy the book and do what they want to do with it.
Michael LewisThey [some countries] borrowed money to go acquire things, Indian power plants and Danish newspapers and British soccer teams. And they did it willy-nilly, and they themselves a story, that Icelandic history and culture and DNA leaves us very well-suited to being investment bankers.
Michael Lewis