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Tim Stenovec

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Bloomberg Talks
Andrew Ross Sorkin Talks Newest Book, Comparison to Modern Times

And I will say, maybe this is true of all presidents.

Bloomberg Talks
Andrew Ross Sorkin Talks Newest Book, Comparison to Modern Times

He had this view that he could somehow jawbone people into believing that things were better than they really were.

Bloomberg Talks
Andrew Ross Sorkin Talks Newest Book, Comparison to Modern Times

And I think we're seeing that now, by the way, with the last administration.

Bloomberg Talks
Andrew Ross Sorkin Talks Newest Book, Comparison to Modern Times

That is a bipartisan tactic by the White House.

Bloomberg Talks
Andrew Ross Sorkin Talks Newest Book, Comparison to Modern Times

I mean, selfishly, I felt like I now understood what actually happened just as a student of history.

Bloomberg Talks
Andrew Ross Sorkin Talks Newest Book, Comparison to Modern Times

I actually just genuinely wanted to really get it.

Bloomberg Talks
Andrew Ross Sorkin Talks Newest Book, Comparison to Modern Times

I wanted to know who the people were.

Bloomberg Talks
Andrew Ross Sorkin Talks Newest Book, Comparison to Modern Times

I wanted to understand their incentives, what their motives were, why they were doing what they did.

Bloomberg Talks
Andrew Ross Sorkin Talks Newest Book, Comparison to Modern Times

And I think ultimately, the truth is that we are all human beings.

Bloomberg Talks
Andrew Ross Sorkin Talks Newest Book, Comparison to Modern Times

Maybe it's FOMO.

Bloomberg Talks
Andrew Ross Sorkin Talks Newest Book, Comparison to Modern Times

Maybe it's envy.

Bloomberg Talks
Andrew Ross Sorkin Talks Newest Book, Comparison to Modern Times

Maybe we all want more.

Bloomberg Talks
Andrew Ross Sorkin Talks Newest Book, Comparison to Modern Times

And that's, for better or worse, what seems to drive people.

Bloomberg Talks
Andrew Ross Sorkin Talks Newest Book, Comparison to Modern Times

And then the question is,

Bloomberg Talks
Andrew Ross Sorkin Talks Newest Book, Comparison to Modern Times

When people get a little too confident, you know, can you have the humility effectively to step back and realize that maybe that confidence could be misplaced?

Bloomberg Talks
Andrew Ross Sorkin Talks Newest Book, Comparison to Modern Times

Do I see there's humility today?

Bloomberg Talks
Andrew Ross Sorkin Talks Newest Book, Comparison to Modern Times

I see that humility among some.

Bloomberg Talks
Andrew Ross Sorkin Talks Newest Book, Comparison to Modern Times

Look, I think, you know, we also talked about Warren Buffett, Jamie Dimon and David Rubenstein were talking about Warren Buffett.

Bloomberg Talks
Andrew Ross Sorkin Talks Newest Book, Comparison to Modern Times

I think Warren Buffett has a remarkable humility.

Bloomberg Talks
Andrew Ross Sorkin Talks Newest Book, Comparison to Modern Times

And when it comes to sort of even his own confidence, he has humility about that.