Quotes of the Week - Nov 10, 2009:
"I wish they caught me six years ago, eight years ago." --
Bernie Madoff, jailed financier and Ponzi schemer, in newly released
interview with representatives of the US Securities and Exchange Commission.
"This is all happening because my father didn't buy me a train
set as a kid." --Warren Buffett, investor, on his company's $26
billion purchase of Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad - its biggest
deal ever.
"I went to sleep as Rihanna and woke up as Britney Spears."
-- Rihanna, pop singer, on the unprecedented levels of media attention
she endured after she was assaulted by former boyfriend Chris Brown
in February.
Authors:
Death of a Salesman Quotes, Famous Death of a Salesman Quotes
I'm
the New England man. I'm vital in New England. Death of a Salesman Willy Loman, Act 1
He's
liked, but he's not well liked. Death of a Salesman Biff Loman, referring to his schoolfriend
Bernard, Act 1
The
man who makes an appearance in the business world, the man who
creates personal interest, is the man who gets ahead. Be liked
and you will never want. Death of a Salesman Willy Loman, Act 1
The
man knew what he wanted and went out and got it! Walked into
a jungle and comes out, the age of twenty-one, and he's rich! Death of a Salesman Willie Loman, about his brother Ben making
a fortune from diamonds in Africa, Act 1
I
don't say he's a great man. Willie Loman never made a lot of
money. His name was never in the paper. He's not the finest
character that ever lived. But he's a human being, and a terrible
thing is happening to him. So attention must be paid. He's not
to be allowed to fall in his grave like an old dog. Attention,
attention must finally be paid to such a person. Death of a Salesman Linda, referring to her husband Willie Loman,
Act 1
A
small man can be just as exhausted as a great man. Death of a Salesman Linda, referring to her husband Willy Loman,
Act 1
Before
it's all over we're gonna get a little place out in the country,
and I'll raise some vegetables, a couple of chickens… Death of a Salesman Willy Loman, to his wife Linda, Act 2
You
can't eat the orange and throw the peel away - a man is not
a piece of fruit. Death of a Salesman Willy Loman, Act 2
After
all the highways, and the trains, and the appointments, and
the years, you end up worth more dead than alive. Death of a Salesman Willy Loman, Act 2
I
realized what a ridiculous lie my whole life has been. Death of a Salesman Biff Loman, realizing his father's illusions
of success for him are just that - illusions, Act 2
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