154 Quotes by Frank Abagnale


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    If I had been brilliant or a genius, I wouldn't have needed to break the law just to survive.

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    If I had walked into a dry cleaning store, and I had looked over, and the register drawer was open with money inside, I wouldn't have taken it.

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    I know that people are fascinated by what I did as a teenager, but what I did was immoral, illegal, unethical, and something that I am not proud of - nor will I ever be proud of.

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    I didn't sit outside the bank and plan. I just went in and ad libbed because I was so young. But I was smart enough to know I would absolutely get caught.

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    You get to a point in your life where you go, 'I don't remember what I did.'

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    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.

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    If I had the uniform on, you didn't doubt for a moment I was a pilot. No one ever blinked an eye if I tried to cash a cheque wearing that uniform.

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