And so we sort of sit back from the situation and say, "Look, hey, you're a really nice guy, and we like you and your family. And you're fun to be with and we like your jokes, but you didn't get the job done."

我们得保持客观，说，你很不错，我们喜欢你和你的家庭,你很幽默，我们很喜欢你讲的笑话，但是你并没有完成任务“

斯坦福公开课 - 戴尔CEO-Michael.Dell谈创业和发展课程节选

Sounds like a nice gesture until you realize that the same person who got the award was also the same guy who had investigated Madoff in 2005-2006 and determined that there was nothing illegal going on with Madoff.

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