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50 of the Best Erin Burnett Quotes

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1 year ago

Apr 11, 2023

Which are your favorite Erin Burnett quotes?

Erin Burnett is an American journalist, writer, news anchor, and actress. She began her career as an assistant to Willow Bay at CNN. She then quit and started to work on an Internet media startup at Citigroup.

Burnett hosted in a program called ‘Bloomber on the Markets’ from 2003 until 2005, then hosted two different programs at the same time called ‘Street Signs’ and ‘Squawk on the Street. She’s now hosting her own program ‘Erin Burnett OutFront’.

Here’s our collection of the best Erin Burnett quotes:

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50 of the Best Erin Burnett Quotes

1. “If I didn’t do it then, I wouldn’t be able to do it. I was trying to hit the sweet spot of ‘Ok.” – Erin Burnett

2. “If you go out and kill something, you get a little bite of the meat. And that’s the way traders have been compensated throughout time.” – Erin Burnett

3. “If I was allowed to invest in stocks, I would be a billionaire.” – Erin Burnett

4. “I would say no, but banks and availability of credit are the most basic and important things for an economy.” – Erin Burnett

5. “But the banks, who are at the center of this, they’re actually the ones who’ve paid back their bailout money.” – Erin Burnett

6. “I think maybe that’s an understandable reaction by some people, given the lack of understanding and the sort of closed doors around Wall Street. I see my job as demystifying Wall Street.” – Erin Burnett

7. “Money’s what makes the world go round, having a business niche is who I am, and it’s crucial.” – Erin Burnett

8. “We wonder, what if we got rid of cash? After all, cash is what keeps terrorists, drug dealers and gun dealers in business.” – Erin Burnett

9. “Well, bonuses needed reform. I will say that. They needed to link pay to performance.” – Erin Burnett

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10. “During this crisis, we found out that there were a lot of things that needed explaining that couldn’t be justified and a lot of things that needed to be a whole lot more transparent than they were.” – Erin Burnett

11. “I think as a society, there’s a fine line between reforming and saying just because somebody makes a lot of money they’re a bad person. I don’t know where that line is. I don’t know. It’s very hard to say who crosses it and who doesn’t.” – Erin Burnett

12. “There are certain loopholes that should be taken away.” – Erin Burnett

13. “They’re not going to do anything to fundamentally fix our budget. So, it may be right to fix them, but it isn’t going to change the world, and it isn’t going to fix the budget hole.” – Erin Burnett

14. “Someone said to me, ’look at someone who is five years ahead of you and say ‘do I want that job?’ If you can’t answer yes, then that means you don’t want to be doing this in five years.” – Erin Burnett

15. “And we’ve seen many Senators wearing masks—Senators Burr and Warner at a hearing—others when walking through the halls, but not all of them. One of the few not wearing a mask is Republican Senator Rand Paul.” – Erin Burnett

16. “I’d never use the word “goddammit” in an interview.” – Erin Burnett

17. “The irony of this whole crisis is that all of the banks that were too big to fail got a lot bigger. J.P. Morgan bought Bear Stearns and Washington Mutual. ” – Erin Burnett

18. “Let me just clarify. What I said on Bill Maher is that the wealthy pay the largest share of taxes. But I did not go so far as to say whether I thought that was a good or a bad thing. Bill Maher tried to imply that I did so, but I tried to toe the journalistic line of merely explaining the burden that they carry. But that being said do you want a point of view on taxes, or why rich people pay more or what?” – Erin Burnett

19. “As a kid, I knew who Willow Bay was.” – Erin Burnett

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20. “There are people on Wall Street who are not taxed the way they should be.” – Erin Burnett

21. “A lot of people work hard and sometimes you catch a break.” – Erin Burnett

22. “My job isn’t to give an opinion but to try and explain what’s happening.” – Erin Burnett

23. “A lot of places on Wall Street have always had it be that way. It’s kind of a “you-eat-what-you-kill” approach.” – Erin Burnett

24. “I would say this: it’s worth thinking about the fact that the people who paid the government back are the banks and the people who haven’t are Freddie and Fannie and the housing businesses and GM and the auto businesses and of course AIG.” – Erin Burnett

25. “I’m going to have to go and prove myself there. But if I wait a few more years, I’m going to become entrenched on this path that I wouldn’t have the chance to try that.” – Erin Burnett

26. “You can’t force people to become something that they aren’t.” – Erin Burnett

27. “I now have all of this experience I can use to do that.” – Erin Burnett

28. “No matter what the legislation does, if something is incredibly big, it’s very hard to put in assurances and preventative measures in advance that would prevent it from actually causing massive damage when it fails.” – Erin Burnett

29. “I think to paint everybody as evil who does it is maybe a little bit too simplistic. And to say that everything they do is societally worthwhile is equally as simplistic.” – Erin Burnett

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30. “There’s no Holy Grail when it comes to taxing rich people that’s going to save anything.” – Erin Burnett

31. “I do think it’s important to acknowledge that a lot of things come to us.” – Erin Burnett

32. “But Mark Hoffman (president of CNBC) insists on running a tight ship. He doesn’t want us to buy a stock and then go tout it on television.” – Erin Burnett

33. “People can say, “I don’t like how it works, I don’t think it’s fair, I don’t think it’s right.” Which is completely legitimate.” – Erin Burnett

34. “Because of my job. We’re not allowed to invest in stocks.” – Erin Burnett

35. “The concept, perhaps, of saying, We’re going to guarantee you for X number of years in advance, is something that could’ve used some reform and got some reform.” – Erin Burnett

36. “I thanked him for being the most amazing husband and for making me feel so cherished and loved every single day… so yes I was with him when he passed.” – Erin Burnett

37. “you can’t be frustrated when people aren’t exactly what you need for a specific thing or thought they would be.” – Erin Burnett

38. “You have to adjust what it is they’re doing or just adjust and you can find a way to have people really thrive and succeed and participate on a team.” – Erin Burnett

39. “They put him on a ventilator in the morning and transferred him to ICU then I spoke to that nurse and he was very reassuring and I asked him to play music and he did.” – Erin Burnett

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40. “Private equity guys and hedge fund guys right now don’t pay capital gain taxes on stuff. There are changes that should be made that could be made. But they’re not going to fix our tax system.” – Erin Burnett

41. “What if the banks had failed? Nobody keeps cash anymore. We think society moves forward, generation after generation, ahead and ahead and ahead. We don’t realize maybe how reliant we are on things that are far from hunting and gathering.” – Erin Burnett

42. “I’ve got to say, I think he could’ve been nicer. Chris has said nicer things to other people.” – Erin Burnett

43. “Well, at this point, you can’t stop the money that’s already gone out the door. It’s kind of water under the bridge.” – Erin Burnett

44. “The serendipity of it was, she was doing this business show and she wanted someone who had my background. The fact that she even saw my letter was because her assistant at the time wanted to leave. They brought me in for a job interview.” – Erin Burnett

45. “There are a lot of stalwart, solid people on Wall Street. There are just a few shady people providing the fodder for big-budget movies.” – Erin Burnett

46. “Bank of America got Merrill. Bank of America and J.P. Morgan have really gotten a lot bigger. I’m not sure what you can do to prevent that.” – Erin Burnett

47. “We have to be willing to do whatever it takes to win.” – Erin Burnett

48. “Mike Lee is wearing a mask. Senator Paul says he already got coronavirus, and, you know, so he can’t get sick again. Obviously, we don’t know if that’s true or not. But should he be wearing the mask?” – Erin Burnett

49. “Before I had kids I was focused more on what the description was supposed to be. I now realize that it can benefit everybody and more if you’re able to be flexible.” – Erin Burnett

50. “Yes, you’re hard-working, but so are a lot of people, so why is it you? Sometimes it is luck.” – Erin Burnett

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Athlete Quotes

43 Motivational Peyton Manning Quotes

Published

10 months ago

Jun 21, 2023

Dan Western

Peyton Manning, now 40 years old, was a professional American football player. He played as a star quarterback in the NFL for 18 seasons.

He is considered to have been one of the best quarterbacks of all time, originally playing for the Indianapolis Colts, and finishing the last four season of his career playing for the Denver Broncos.

Check out our collection of the most motivational Peyton Manning quotes:

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43 Motivational Peyton Manning Quotes

1. “I have to leave the games now if the announcer says something I don’t agree with. I’m thinking, ‘Peyton, it is not healthy to be all worked up before a game.'” – Peyton Manning

2. “Anyone who waits for someone else to make a change automatically becomes a follower.” – Peyton Manning

3. “Everybody is going to be excited to play in a Super Bowl. When you still enjoy the preparation and the work part of it, I think you ought to be still doing that. I think as soon as I stop enjoying it, if I can’t produce, if I can’t help a team, that’s when I will stop playing.” – Peyton Manning

4. “I have to leave the games now if the announcer says something I don’t agree with. I’m thinking, ‘Peyton, it is not healthy to be all worked up before a game.’” – Peyton Manning

5. “I want to be out there every single snap, every single play.” – Peyton Manning

6. “I’m not 23 anymore. But the defensive ends and linebackers chasing me are. If I had to chose between youth and experience, I’d take experience every time.” – Peyton Manning

7. “I’m very humbled and I’m very honored. I certainly think about how grateful I am for all the teammates and coached that I’ve played with and played for throughout my career.” – Peyton Manning

8. “I’ve never left the field saying, ‘I could’ve done more to get ready,’ and that gives me peace of mind.” – Peyton Manning

9. “Imitation is obviously a great form of flattery.” – Peyton Manning

10. “It’s not wanting to win that makes you a winner; it’s refusing to fail.” – Peyton Manning

11. “My dad was a class person on and off the field. That’s the person I want to be.” – Peyton Manning

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12. “Pressure is something you feel when you don’t know what the hell you’re doing.” – Peyton Manning

13. “Some people have this impression of me: ‘Boy, he’s always so serious on the field. Football. Football. Football.’” – Peyton Manning

14. “When you go through a significant injury and have a major career change, you truly do go one year at a time, and you don’t look past what’s going on now, because you are not sure what’s going to happen. Tomorrow is not promised.” – Peyton Manning

15. “You’ve got to remember what your priorities are. When you’re playing, what you do on the field is the most important thing.“ – Peyton Manning

16. “My high-school coach Tony Reginelli was kind of famous for ‘Reggie-isms,’ kind of like ‘Yogi-isms.’ He always said if you want to be a good quarterback, when sprinting left you want to be amphibious and throw left-handed. I told him, ‘You mean ambidextrous, coach?'” – Peyton Manning

17. “Being there every week for my teammates is really important to me. It’s all about accountability. I hear stuff about the ‘toughest quarterback in the league’ and all that; what’s that mean?” – Peyton Manning

18. “I don’t want to retire. I still want to play.” – Peyton Manning

19. “I pray every night, sometimes long prayers about a lot of things and a lot of people, but I don’t talk about it or brag about it because that’s between God and me, and I’m no better than anybody else in God’s sight.” – Peyton Manning

20. “I was never on a mission to be an NFL quarterback. I wanted to be a good high school player, and I worked hard at that. That made me good enough to play in college and then I wanted to be a good college quarterback. During college I played well enough to make it into the NFL. I never took it for granted and really wanted to play hard at each level and I have always had a lot of fun doing what I wanted to do.” – Peyton Manning

21. “I’m proud to be Archie’s son. Being a quarterback, I had my mentor and hero living in the same house.” – Peyton Manning

22. “I’ve been a Colt for almost all of my adult life, but I guess in life, and in sports, we all know nothing lasts forever. Times change, circumstances change, and that’s the reality of playing in the NFL.” – Peyton Manning

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“If nothing else in life, I want to be true to the things I believe in, and quite simply, to what I’m all about. I know I’d better, because it seems whenever I take a false step or two I feel the consequences.” – Peyton Manning

24. “It goes without saying, winning against a good team in a hostile crowd on the road, it’s just an absolutely huge win.” – Peyton Manning

25. “Life is about choices. You ask the questions and you listen to the answers. Then you listen to your heart.” – Peyton Manning

26. “My faith doesn’t make me perfect, it makes me forgiven.” – Peyton Manning

27. “Remind your critics when they say you don’t have the expertise or experience to do something that an amateur built the ark and the experts built the titanic.” – Peyton Manning

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28. “We’ve been working a long time for this and we want to accomplish our ultimate goal. We know what it takes.” – Peyton Manning

29. “When you take a year off from football, you come back for all the enjoyable moments. When you’re not playing, you miss out on all the highs, but you also miss these disappointments. But I would rather be in the arena to be excited or be disappointed than not have a chance at all. That’s football. That’s why everybody plays it.” – Peyton Manning

30. “The head coach tells us what to do, and we follow his orders.” – Peyton Manning

31. “Boy, do I hate to lose.” – Peyton Manning

32. “I guess, to tell you the truth, I’ve never had much of a desire to grow facial hair. I think I’ve managed to play quarterback just fine without a mustache.” – Peyton Manning

33. “I think I could describe the perfect quarterback. Take a little piece of everybody. Take John Elway’s arm, Dan Marino’s release, maybe Troy Aikman’s drop-back, Brett Favre’s scrambling ability, Joe Montana’s two-minute poise and, naturally, my speed.” – Peyton Manning

34. “I would like to think I will be a guy who knows when it’s time to stop. I don’t want to be a guy who hung on and on. I do not have a goal in mind of a year or a statistic.” – Peyton Manning

35. “I’m the best manning.” – Peyton Manning

36. “I’ve been being asked about my legacy since I was about 25 years old. I’m not sure you can have a legacy when you’re 25 years old. Even 37. I’d like to have to be, like, 70 to have a legacy. I’m not even 100 percent sure what the word even means.” – Peyton Manning

37. “If you work hard and you play well, all those critics quiet themselves pretty quickly.” – Peyton Manning

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“It takes 20 years to build a reputation and 5 minutes to ruin it.” – Peyton Manning

39. “My dad told us up front, ‘Guys, if you want to play sports, go ahead, but it’s your decision.’” – Peyton Manning

40. “My job is to play well offensively and help my team score points. So I feel very responsible every time we lose a game.” – Peyton Manning

41. “Some guys leave a place after a long time, and they’re bitter. Not me.” – Peyton Manning

42. “When people are watching you, it makes you think twice about what you do, and the things you say, and the people you hang around with.” – Peyton Manning

43. “You hear about how many fourth quarter comebacks that a guy has and I think it means a guy screwed up in the first three quarters.” – Peyton Manning

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Actor Quotes

25 Inspirational Robert De Niro Quotes

Published

10 months ago

Jun 21, 2023

Dan Western

Robert De Niro is an American/Italian actor and producer;

At 73 years old, he’s had an incredibly successful career, and starred in a ridiculous number of films. Far too many to list, but here’s a few of the highlights:

The Godfather Part II
Silver Linings
Analyze This
The Intern
Casino
Meet the Fockers
Goodfellas
Grudge Match

We’ve put together this small, yet inspirational collection of the best Robert De Niro quotes:

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25 Inspirational Robert De Niro Quotes

1. “You learned the two greatest thing in life, never rat on your friends, and always keep your mouth shut.” – Robert De Niro

2. “The talent is in the choices.” – Robert De Niro

3. “One of the things about acting is it allows you to live other people’s lives without having to pay the price.” – Robert De Niro

4. “You’ll have time to rest when you’re dead.” – Robert De Niro

5. “I love to find new people. It’s not for the sake of their being new; it’s because if you find someone who perfectly fits a part, that’s such a great thing.” – Robert De Niro

6. “It’s important not to indicate. People don’t try to show their feelings, they try to hide them.” – Robert De Niro

7. “Time goes on. So whatever you’re going to do, do it. Do it now. Don’t wait.” – Robert De Niro

8. “Money makes your life easier. If you’re lucky to have it, you’re lucky.” – Robert De Niro

9. “The hardest thing about being famous is that people are always nice to you.” – Robert De Niro

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“There’s nothing more ironic or contradictory than life itself.” – Robert De Niro

11. “I didn’t have a problem with rejection, because when you go into an audition, you’re rejected already. There are hundreds of other actors. You’re behind the eight ball when you go in there.” – Robert De Niro

12. “In acting, I always try to go back to what would actually be the real situation, the real human behavior in life.” – Robert De Niro

13. “I think it’s important to have had at least a few years of obscurity, where people treat you like everybody else.” – Robert De Niro

14. “I don’t like to watch my own movies – I fall asleep in my own movies.” – Robert De Niro

15. “I don’t get into these long-winded heavy discussions about character – do we do this or that or what. At the end of the day, what you gotta do is just go out there and do it.” – Robert De Niro

16. “With ‘Silver Linings,’ I didn’t feel – I was thinking of certain things, but I just said, ‘Let me go with it.’ You have to know what you’re doing, where you’re going with the scenes, and I put a lot of work into that. But when you’re out there, at the same time you gotta be ready for anything.” – Robert De Niro

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17. “Don’t be afraid to do what your instincts tell you.” – Robert De Niro

18. “You discovered a talent, developed an ambition and recognized your passion. When you feel that, you can’t fight it — you just go with it.” – Robert De Niro

19. “Life rarely changes you totally but it consistently changes you in details.” – Robert De Niro

20. “I don’t feel pressure. I like if anybody has interest in what I have to say, especially if they’re younger. If they like me, respect me, I’m honoured and I’ll give them my opinion.” – Robert De Niro

21. “I am also not one for regrets. I don’t regret any film I’ve made, because there was a reason for making it at the time. If it hasn’t worked out, then don’t spend time worrying about why and how. Just move on to the next project.” – Robert De Niro

22. “Being able to battle it out. No matter how you do it, you gotta hold your ground at times. Other times you’ve got to compromise. But never a compromise that you can’t live with.” – Robert De Niro

23. “If it’s the right chair, it doesn’t take too long to get comfortable in it.” – Robert De Niro

24. “Rejection might sting, but my feeling is that often, it has very little to do with you.” – Robert De Niro

25. “You’re not responsible for the entire job, but your part in it… You will put your everything into everything you do.” – Robert De Niro

Summary

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Athlete Quotes

25 Motivational Stephen Curry Quotes About Success

Published

10 months ago

Jun 21, 2023

Dan Western

Stephen Curry is a professional NBA player, currently playing as Point Guard for the Golden State Warriors. He’s considered to be one of the best shooters in NBA history.

Curry won the MVP (Most Valuable Player) award in 2015, and has won a number of other awards proving how successful he’s becoming at his sport.

If you’re a fan of motivational videos, do a quick search in YouTube for “Stephen Curry motivation”, and you’ll see some awesome stuff.

This article is dedicated to the most motivational Stephen Curry quotes on basketball and success:

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25 Motivational Stephen Curry Quotes

1. “I’ve never been afraid of big moments. I get butterflies… I get nervous and anxious, but I think those are all good signs that I’m ready for the moment.” – Stephen Curry

2. “I want to practice to the point where it’s almost uncomfortable how fast you shoot, so that in the game things kind of slow down.” – Stephen Curry

3. “Make sure you live in the moment and work your butt off every single day, and I hope I inspire people all around the world to just be themselves. Be humble, and be grateful for all the blessings in your life.” – Stephen Curry

4. “Being a superstar means you’ve reached your potential, and I don’t think I’ve reached my potential as a basketball player and as a leader yet.” – Stephen Curry

5. “Be the best version of yourself in anything that you do. You don’t have to live anybody else’s story.” – Stephen Curry

6. “We have to have the mentality that we have to work for everything we’re going to get.” – Stephen Curry

7. “Play like you’re in first. Train like you’re in second.” – Stephen Curry

8. “If you take time to realize what your dream is and what you really want in life — no matter what it is, whether it’s sports or in other fields — you have to realize that there is always work to do, and you want to be the hardest working person in whatever you do, and you put yourself in a position to be successful. And you have to have a passion about what you do.” – Stephen Curry

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9. “If you don’t fall, how are you going to know what getting up is like?” – Stephen Curry

10. “I do a little sign on the court every time I make a shot or a good pass and i pound my chest and point to the sky – it symbolizes that I have a heart for God. It’s something that my mom and I came up with in college and I do it every time i step on the floor as a reminder of who I’m playing for.” – Stephen Curry

11. “I’m not the guy who’s afraid of failure. I like to take risks, take the big shot and all that.” – Stephen Curry

12. “Success is not an accident, success is actually a choice.” – Stephen Curry

13. “Success comes after you conquer your biggest obstacles and hurdles.” – Stephen Curry

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14. “There’s more to me than just this jersey I wear.” – Stephen Curry

15. “I’d rather be a non-All-Star playing in the Western Conference finals than an All-Star who’s sitting at home in May.” – Stephen Curry

16. “I can do all things.” – Stephen Curry

17. “Every time I rise up, I have confidence that I’m going to make it.” – Stephen Curry

18. “I can get better. I haven’t reached my ceiling yet on how well I can shoot the basketball.” – Stephen Curry

19. “I can’t say enough, how important my faith is to how I play the game and who I am.” – Stephen Curry

20. “I really cherish everything that basketball brings; and I think, for me, it’s been a great ride and I’m not done yet…” – Stephen Curry

21. “Success is born out of faith, an undying passion, and a relentless drive.” – Stephen Curry

22. “Each game is an opportunity to be on a great stage and be a witness for Christ. When I step on the floor, people should know who I represent, who I believe in.” – Stephen Curry

23. “Basketball was mine, and that’s what’s carried me to this point.” – Stephen Curry

24. “The more years I go, the more experience I have, the more that nutrition and eating the right foods is important for recovery and things like that.” – Stephen Curry

25. “It’s all about winning. Stats really don’t matter, I mean, guys have great series and all that, and people take notice and take their place in history with those stats and all that stuff. But at the end of the day, it’s all about winning and what you can do to help your team get to that point.” – Stephen Curry

Summary

As always, I hope you love the quotes we’re publishing here guys, and let us know if there’s any other NBA player quotes you want us to publish on Wealthy Gorilla.