Bernard Madoff Quotes

• The whole government is a Ponzi scheme.

  Bernard Madoff

  Government, Ponzi Scheme, Schemes

  "The Madoff Tapes". Interview with Steve Fishman, nymag.com. February 27, 2011.

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• It's a proprietary strategy. I can't go into it in great detail.

  Bernard Madoff

  Details, Scandal, Corruption

  "Books shed light on Bernard Madoff's shady activities" by Kerry Hannon, abcnews.go.com. September 17, 2009.

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• The nature of any human being, certainly anyone on Wall Street, is 'the better deal you give the customer, the worse deal it is for you'.

  Bernard Madoff

  Wall, Giving, Greed

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• Today, basically, on Wall Street, the big money is made by taking risks.

  Bernard Madoff

  Wall, Risk, Today

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• In today's regulatory environment, it's virtually impossible to violate rules ... but it's impossible for a violation to go undetected, certainly not for a considerable period of time.

  Bernard Madoff

  Scandal, Today, Impossible

  "15 Most Loathsome People of 2008". Article by Allan Uthman, Ian Murphy, www.alternet.org. January 30, 2009.

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• In today's regulatory environment, it's virtually impossible to violate rules.

  Bernard Madoff

  Lying, Today, Impossible

  "Quotations", QFinance, October 20, 2007.

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• All one great big lie.

  Bernard Madoff

  Lying, Scandal, Corruption

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• Wall Street is one big turf war. By benefiting one person you are disadvantaging another person.

  Bernard Madoff

  Wall, War, Bigs

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• The person that is buying a share of stock is convinced he knows something that the other person who's selling it to him does not know. There's no zero sum game in Wall Street.

  Bernard Madoff

  Zero, Wall, Games

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• You had a lot of novice investors who got into the market looking for easy money, without any regard to the fundamentals. These stocks were running on fumes.

  Bernard Madoff

  Running, Money, Greed

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