“I just wanted to be a businessman, and to me, the best way to understa...” — Aubrey McClendon Quote

I just wanted to be a businessman, and to me, the best way to understand business was to be an accountant.

Every day you use dozens of products that have strong chemicals in them, but remember, the only difference between poison and medicine is dosage.

Would people cheat on climate science? Sure. Because all it is a model into which there are 2,000 variables, and if I want this outcome, I nudge that one up a little and down a little bit, and there you go.

I do think a key to success in any walk of life is having a short memory and a thick skin - I know it has served me well over the years.

I mean I get loads of money, all from different sources. You give it to your accountant. They manage it. But you pay corporation tax. If you're then taking it out and spending it on yourself, you have to pay more.

I grew up with music very much in my life. I achieved success by combining my training as an accountant with my family upbringing and love of music.

That's a compliment reserved only for politicians. You never hear someone say, 'You know what I love about my accountant? He's just a normal guy.' That's how low the bar is for people in politics.

We are proposing that there is value in a totally new product category and a totally new set of questions. Just like the Apple II proposed, 'Would you reasonably want a computer in your home if you weren't an accountant or professional?' That is the question Glass is asking, and I hope in the end that is how it will be judged.