Quotes by Ron Suskind, Confidence Men: Wall Street, Washington, and the Education of a President

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The whole game was about confidence, as it always was. Everything was fine—until it wasn't. — Ron Suskind, Confidence Men: Wall Street, Washington, and the Education of a President
Confidence is the immaterial residue of material actions. Confidence is the public face of competence. — Ron Suskind, Confidence Men: Wall Street, Washington, and the Education of a President
Summers was simply a master explainer, able to deftly boil down the complexities of economic and financial, and to put t — Ron Suskind, Confidence Men: Wall Street, Washington, and the Education of a President
The problems afflicting a nation are always in equal measure spiritual crises. — Ron Suskind, Confidence Men: Wall Street, Washington, and the Education of a President
If the opposite of certainty is doubt, humility must lie somewhere between the two, — Ron Suskind, Confidence Men: Wall Street, Washington, and the Education of a President
Civilizations rise and fall on confidence. America had figured out a way to borrow money to manufacture it. — Ron Suskind, Confidence Men: Wall Street, Washington, and the Education of a President
Rapid change, accommodating it can be one of the great human capacities. But living through it can be the stuff of stres — Ron Suskind, Confidence Men: Wall Street, Washington, and the Education of a President
It is one thing to rouse the passion of a people, and quite another to lead them. — Ron Suskind, Confidence Men: Wall Street, Washington, and the Education of a President
If the breadth of perspectives is wide enough to represent the fullest range of views, consensus is unlikely. If consens — Ron Suskind, Confidence Men: Wall Street, Washington, and the Education of a President
These were lobbyists—many of them compensated quite handsomely not to react as human beings. — Ron Suskind, Confidence Men: Wall Street, Washington, and the Education of a President
Younger colleagues tended to draw untested self-confidence from their bonuses and prestigious degrees. — Ron Suskind, Confidence Men: Wall Street, Washington, and the Education of a President