The biggest misconception people have about me is that when they see how young I am, they think, 'Oh, this guy must have always wanted to be in politics; his parents must have been politically connected.' I'm a finance major and always intended to go into business.
Copy Quote View & ShareI'd always intended to make 'Far North' straight after 'The Warrior.' We had the rights to the short story, the script was in development, and I knew where I wanted to shoot it. It just took a long time getting the script together and raising the finance.
Copy Quote View & ShareMacro-trading requires a high degree of skill, focus and repetition. Life events, such as birth, divorce, death of a loved one and other emotional highs and lows are obstacles to success in this specific field of finance.
Copy Quote View & ShareIt's very difficult to break into motion pictures, but it's oddly easier for directors today because of independent films and cable, who have inherited for the most part those films of substance that the studios are reluctant to finance.
Copy Quote View & ShareThere's enormous progressive activism and, more often than not, success at the grassroots level - everything from living wage campaigns to efforts to finance our elections are having terrific success.
Copy Quote View & SharePhilanthropy is all about sharing. If there's an opportunity to collaborate, we will. Collaborating just for finance is pointless. It has to be like a business collaboration.
Copy Quote View & SharePrior to SunRun, I was headed toward a career in venture capital and then realized I wanted to apply my knowledge of finance more directly to helping change the world.
Copy Quote View & ShareBy lowering the barrier to create new digital currency applications, we'll see an explosion in the number of ideas tried. We'll invest in, partner with, or build a number of new applications in this space, including replacements for many of the services people use in finance 1.0.
Copy Quote View & ShareThe Republican Party is not in the hands of the Jewish lobby in America as the Democratic Party must look quite often to Jewish money to finance candidates.
Copy Quote View & ShareGeorge Soros is one of the few characters from the world of finance who deserves to be called larger-than-life.
Copy Quote View & ShareSpain is finding it very difficult to finance itself with sovereign debt risk premium so high.
Copy Quote View & ShareI was writing an earnest novel about cruises in the Caribbean and I just started writing 'Bridget Jones' to get some money, to finance this earnest work, and then I chucked it out.
Copy Quote View & SharePartnering with CNBC will allow Yahoo! Finance to expand its offerings instantly and enhance its position as the most viewed and utilized finance site in the world.
Copy Quote View & ShareInfosys demonstrated to the world that an Indian company could implement standards of quality, operations, finance that compare with the best. That is a legacy I am happy with.
Copy Quote View & ShareIt's cheaper to buy a house and finance it than it is to rent in many markets.
Copy Quote View & ShareThe very nature of finance is that it cannot be profitable unless it is significantly leveraged... and as long as there is debt, there can be failure and contagion.
Copy Quote View & ShareFinance industry executives earn an annual income, including benefits, grants and bonuses, that can reach over eight million shekels a year.
Copy Quote View & ShareMy dad's a professor of medicine; my mum was a nurse. My little sister is going into healthcare. My older sister is a nurse; my brother's in finance - I'm the runt of the litter.
Copy Quote View & ShareMy dream is universal income, with a completely different fiscal system to finance it.
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