What's fun is watching actors of that calibre bring them to life. It's incredible. Christian Bale spent a day with the character he plays and after my year of being with him I couldn't have generated the same view of him. They have a different way of looking at people, it's fascinating to watch.
Michael LewisIn Japan, mothers insist on achievement and accomplishment as a sign of love and respect. Thus to fail places children in a highly shamed situation.
Michael LewisThe incentives are still rotten, and people are still paid to do things they shouldn't be doing. The reforms did not really address the incentives, the system is still dysfunctional and there are still behavioural issues that need to be addressed.
Michael LewisThe world clings to its old mental picture of the stock market because itโs comforting; because itโs so hard to draw a picture of what has replaced it; and because the few people able to draw it for you have no interest in doing so.
Michael LewisIt's such a pain in the ass to write a book, I can't imagine writing one if I'm not interested in the subject.
Michael Lewis