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" I was just a guy who ran away from home at 16 because my parents were getting a divorce and the judge was making me choose which parent to live with. I didn't want to make that choice. I ended up in New York City. "

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" My father was never really the con-man type that the film shows him to be: he was straight as an arrow, though he did have problems with the IRS. "

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" I make my home in Tulsa. "

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" Every breach you look at occurred because somebody inside did something they weren't supposed to do. Sometimes there's an accomplice, but most of the time, it's innocent. "

" A real man loves and respects his wife and is not only a good father but a man that his kids want to call 'Daddy.' "

" I teach ethics at the FBI academy, which is ironic. "

" If I check into a hotel, a lot of times, they know who I am. "

" I owe a debt to my country 800 times greater than I could ever repay. "

" I didn't like taking money from individuals. "

" I use a shredder for bank statements and phone bills. Most people use ribbon shredders that cut things straight: we can put those back together in an hour. Look for a security microcut shredder, which cuts papers into confetti. "

" I always knew I'd get caught sooner or later. And I knew I would end up going to prison. "

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Going

" When 'Catch Me If You Can' was published back in 1980, I never dreamed that it would become a bestseller, much less a major motion picture and now a big Broadway musical. What's amazing about the book is that it has never gone out of print. "

" A real man loves his wife, and places his family as the most important thing in life. Nothing has brought me more peace and content in life than simply being a good husband and father. "

" I have to be honest with you: When the FBI let me out of prison early to advise the agency on preventing fraud, I wasn't a changed person. I wasn't rehabilitated. But when I started working with the FBI, one of the most ethical groups of men and women in the world, I couldn't help but have some of that character rub off on me. "

" Whether you're earning $7 an hour or $700,000 a year, it's very important to protect your credit rating. "

" If you look at any successful professional - a salesperson, a marketer, a real estate agent, a trader - they all have the same qualities as the con man. The only difference is that one side uses their talents in the right direction and the con man is taking the easy way out. "

" If I had the uniform on, you didn't doubt for a moment I was a pilot. No one ever blinked an eye if I tried to cash a cheque wearing that uniform. "

" I'm a true believer that you have a moral obligation to keep your employees honest, and that is why you have controls, so I'm never tempted or put in a position where I could do something to defraud my employer. "

" Why do the Yankees always win? The other team can't stop looking at the pinstripes. "

" In the old days, a con man would be good looking, suave, well dressed, well spoken and presented themselves real well. Those days are gone because it's not necessary. The people committing these crimes are doing them from hundreds of miles away. "

" You have to think a little smarter, be proactive, not reactive. "

" It's quite flattering to have Leonardo DiCaprio play you in the movie. He's a great-looking young man. "

" Every form of payment has some risk associated with it. "

" Only one thing makes a man a man. He loves his wife, is faithful to her, and puts his wife and kids as the most important things in life. "

" Criminals know that if they stay under certain thresholds, nobody is going to come after them. "

" Almost any fault, sin or crime is considered more leniently if there's a touch of class involved. "

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" If I had been brilliant or a genius, I wouldn't have needed to break the law just to survive. "

" Technology breeds crime and we are constantly trying to develop technology to stay one step ahead of the person trying to use it negatively. "

" You should know, whether you live in the U.S. or in the U.K., that your identity has already been stolen. "

" You have to believe in what you do. Take something you truly believe in and go about it in an honest way. "

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Take

" People have found very significant and simple ways to cheat their employer and get money out of their employers, and many companies lack good internal controls. "