No Ponzi schemer tells anyone exactly how it works. The purpose of a Ponzi scheme is to trick people, to take the money and run.

Every swindle is driven by a desire for easy money; it's the one thing the swindler and the swindled have in common.

Nathaniel Philbrick's 'In the Heart of the Sea' has rightfully taken its place as a classic for its literary merits. It has a special place in the cannibalism canon as well.

Sending a book out into the world is a lot like sending your child to the first day of kindergarten. You hope the other kids play nice and that she makes friends.

Bob Altman got nothing from the TV series 'M*A*S*H,' and the royalties for the theme song went to his oldest son, Michael, who wrote it as a 15-year-old poet!

We've suffered a "Ponzification" of the economy in recent years, as bubbles have built up and then burst, and each time we act as though it's the first time.

It's curling ribbon, but you don't have to curl it. You don't have to do everything the ribbon tells you to do. Don't live your life like that.

It does wonders for my own psyche to turn envy into inspiration. No matter how successful we become, we're never above that.

I'm just a wimpy baby. We almost called the band Forever Teens because I feel like we're all kind of permanently youthful.

It's all about attitude and feeling good about yourself and not looking like everybody on TV. You do not have to be small; you can have some junk in your trunk.

What does one do about the dead? They live forever.

The cold blast at the casement beats;The window-panes are white;The snow whirls through the empty streets;It is a dreary night!

Helping people helps defines a strategy that makes public and private moneys more effective when it comes to helping save lives.

Your day usually follows the direction of the corners of your mouth. So SMILE.

If we were not in Vietnam, all that part of the world would be enjoying the obscurity it so richly deserves.

People love learning new things and you need to understand they want to learn it as easy as possible.