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25 quotes by Frank Abagnale

Frank William Abagnale, Jr. (/ˈæbəɡneɪl/; born April 27, 1948) is an American security consultant known for his history as a former confidence trickster, check forger, and impostor. He became one of the most famous impostors ever, claiming to have assumed no fewer than eight identities as an airline pilot, a doctor, a U.S. Bureau of Prisons agent, and a lawyer. He escaped from police custody twice (once from a taxiing airliner and once from a...
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I was an opportunist and got away with things because I was very young, but I went to prison and came out and remade my life.

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I'm a true believer that you have a moral obligation to keep your employees honest, and that is why you have controls, so I'm never tempted... →

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When 'Catch Me If You Can' was published back in 1980, I never dreamed that it would become a bestseller, much less a major motion picture... →

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I was just a guy who ran away from home at 16 because my parents were getting a divorce and the judge was making me choose which parent to live with.... →

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If you happen to tell me where you were born, your date of birth and that kind of information, then I'm 98 percent of the way to stealing your... →

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Every case involving cybercrime that I've been involved in, I've never found a master criminal sitting somewhere in Russia or Hong Kong or... →

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I use a shredder for bank statements and phone bills. Most people use ribbon shredders that cut things straight: we can put those back together in an... →

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Most people are fascinated by what I did as a teenager, but when I look back at my life, I don't think very much about those years. I was an... →

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The biggest thing that concerns me is when we start getting countries using cybercrime to shut down infrastructure, electricity, communications... →

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When people ask me about being portrayed onscreen by Leonardo DiCaprio, I always say, 'I love it - no matter how old I get, people are going to... →

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Technology breeds crime and we are constantly trying to develop technology to stay one step ahead of the person trying to use it negatively.

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I think my wife understood from the day I met her how important she was to me and how important it was for me becoming a husband and a father.

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