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In Wall Street now, you have to hide what you're doing. It's more fun when you don't have to do that. But I don't think its sense of purpose has changed at all.
Michael Lewis
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Michael Lewis
Age: 63
Born: 1960
Born: October 15
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Michael M. Lewis
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