American - Celebrity | April 27, 1948 -
If I wanted to lay down a baby con, I could say I was the product of a broken home. But I'd only be bum-rapping my parents.
Frank Abagnale
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I don't believe that a piece of paper will excuse my actions. In the end, only my actions will.
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Most people don't recognize me, but they know my name. TSA people rarely recognize my name, ironically, and they are the security people.
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If I check into a hotel, a lot of times, they know who I am.
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I don't do online banking.
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I was always accepted at par value. I wore the uniform of a Pan Am pilot; therefore, I must be a Pan Am pilot.
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I kept a notebook, a surreptitious journal in which I jotted down phrases, technical data, miscellaneous information, names, dates, places, telephone numbers, thoughts, and a collection of other data I thought was necessary or might prove helpful.
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I learned early that class is universally admired.
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Almost any fault, sin or crime is considered more leniently if there's a touch of class involved.
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I went to the library and learned how checks work. I found out that routing numbers are like zip codes: the checks are sent to the bank that correlates to the routing number. If I manipulate those numbers to a bank far away, it would take longer to get back to the bank, which gave me more time to write more bad checks.
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It's about taking the time to research and think things out. Honest people and criminals do the same thing; just the direction, good or bad, is different.
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You have to believe in what you do. Take something you truly believe in and go about it in an honest way.
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