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" When people write about me, they usually start off with the headline 'World's Greatest Con Man.' "

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" You get to a point in your life where you go, 'I don't remember what I did.' "

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" We all grow up. Hopefully, we get wiser. Age brings wisdom, and fatherhood changes one's life completely. "

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" 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. "

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" We're coming down to an extremely unethical society. Very few colleges offer courses in ethics, and very few companies have a code of conduct or code of ethics. "

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

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" It's about taking the time to research and think things out. Honest people and criminals do the same thing; just the direction, good or bad, is different. "

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