Word: corruptable
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...didn't do it because I wanted to be famous. I've seen it corrupt people," Sagansky says. "It's been very satisfying to work with talented people, and I'm known to my family and friends. That's all that counts...
...attempt to trade for a living. The opportunities for short-term profits in the stock market, given the new wild swings we have seen, can't be dismissed as unworthy or foolish. That hasn't been true for most of this 17-year bull market, when only wacky, thin, corrupt or heavily shorted stocks jumped enough to make a short-term triumph possible. And for most of that period, commissions were so high that they ate into those gains for all but the biggest traders, who got discounts from their brokerage firms...
...ensuing despondent mood, he finally faces long-ignored memories of his unsavory past in real-estate. Unhappy and old as he is, these memories spoil his love for the city. His sprawling house no longer seems innocently beautiful, and he muses "you know, the whole city seems so corrupt these days." Even as he decides to escape to Mexico, he realizes the flight is desperate. He won't find happiness there...
...ensuing despondent mood, he finally faces long-ignored memories of his unsavory past in real-estate. Unhappy and old as he is, these memories spoil his love for the city. His sprawling house no longer seems innocently beautiful, and he muses "you know, the whole city seems so corrupt these days." Even as he decides to escape to Mexico, he realizes the flight is desperate. He won't find happiness there...
There's more to movies than Matt Damon. Marlon Brando, for example. Check out On the Waterfront, the hard-hitting story of a longshoreman and ex-prize fighter facing corrupt labor leaders. South Boston Library, 646 E. Broadway. 268-0180. 6 p.m. FREE...