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There's a way that the force of disappointment can be alchemized into something that will paradoxically renew you.
Martin Scorsese
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Martin Scorsese
Age: 82
Born: 1942
Born: November 17
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I would ask: Given the nature of free-market capitalism - where the rule is to rise to the top at all costs - is it possible to have a financial industry hero? And by the way, this is not a pop-culture trend we're talking about. There aren't many financial heroes in literature, theater or cinema.
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