Frank Abagnale Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“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 and now a big Broadway musical. What's amazing about the book is that it has never gone out of print.”

“The Internet is a wonderful thing, but it opens the door to many crimes, so you have to stay ahead of it.”

“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 or put in a position where I could do something to defraud my employer.”

“If my forgeries looked as bad as the CBS documents, it would have been 'Catch Me In Two Days'.”

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

“It's amazing to me that we live in such a wonderful country where anyone can have a problem in life and get up, dust themselves off and start all over again.”

“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. I didn't want to make that choice. I ended up in New York City.”

“The front of a cheque alone gives someone enough information to steal your identity.”

“Whether you're earning $7 an hour or $700,000 a year, it's very important to protect your credit rating.”

“Banks are so protected from liability they would have to really do something that was their mistake in order for them to be liable for it. Banks don't look at signatures. They're processing millions of checks and they have very little liability.”