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" 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. "

Frank Abagnale

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" 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.' "

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" 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. "

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" My proudest moment was probably when my oldest boy finished law school and went on to become an FBI agent. It was just beyond my imagination that - with my background - my own son would become an FBI agent. "

" I never use debit cards. I only use credit cards. This way, if someone does get my account number... and charges $1 million, by federal law, my liability is zero. "

" I don't use a debit card. The safest thing is a credit card because you're using the bank's money. If someone accesses your information, they are stealing the bank's money, not yours. "

" I was a millionaire twice over and half again before I was twenty-one. I stole every nickel of it and blew the bulk of the bundle on fine threads, gourmet foods, luxurious lodgings, fantastic foxes, fine wheels, and other sensual goodies. "

" I know that people are fascinated by what I did as a teenager, but what I did was immoral, illegal, unethical, and something that I am not proud of - nor will I ever be proud of. "

" The front of a cheque alone gives someone enough information to steal your identity. "

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

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" I was very blessed it was Steven Spielberg who made the movie. He was very much into the redemption side of the story. They asked him in an interview why he had owned the rights to this story for 20 years before he made the movie, and he said, 'I wanted to see what the real Frank Abagnale did with his life before I immortalised him on film.' "

" A lot of people say I was brilliant. I wasn't. I was an opportunist: a young entrepreneur who saw things and took advantage. "

" If I wanted to lay down a baby con, I could say I was the product of a broken home. But I'd only be bum-rapping my parents. "

" 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. "

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" I think I was so successful, not because I was brilliant, but because I was so young. I had no fear of consequences. "

" You cannot rely on the police, you cannot rely on the government, you cannot rely on the bank to protect you. "

" I'm glad I'm a draw. People know that, not only am I the guy that did it, I spent 40 years on the other side. "

" 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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