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Quote by Mark Twain
A banker is a fellow who lends his umbrella when the sun is shinin

A banker is a fellow who lends his umbrella when the sun is shining and wants it back the minute it begins to rain. – Mark Twain

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Most people are bothered by those passages of Scripture they do not understand, but the passages that bother me are those I do understand. – Mark Twain

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The time to begin writing an article is when you have finished it to your satisfaction. By that time you begin to clearly and logically perceive what it is you really want to say. – Mark Twain

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With a group of bankers I always had the feeling that success was measured by the extent one gave nothing away. – Lord Longford

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It is easier to rob by setting up a bank than by holding up a bank clerk. – Bertolt Brecht

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Most people…find a disorientating mismatch between the long-term nature of their liabilities and the increasingly short-term nature of their assets. – Howard Davies

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There is too much sour grapes for my taste in the present American attitude. The time to denounce the bankers was when we were all feeding off their gold plate; not now! At present they have not only my sympathy but my preference. They are the last representatives of our native industries. – Edith Wharton

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Marilyn Monroe was no fun to work with. She would report to work around 5:00 in the evening. Youve been in make-up since 8:30 in the morning waiting for her. – Tony Randall

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