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" Charity is important; so is being fair and honest and honorable in your business - but you cannot mix the two. "

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" For me, I get immense pleasure out of giving. I do what I can. I try and give around 10% of my earnings a year. Some years, I give more, some I give less. "

" I enjoy giving money away. The more you give, the more you get. "

" People want to make sure there is flexibility to reallocate assets. They are trusting us to make the asset allocation decisions. "

" My giving is discretionary, but keeping the business going is not. "

" My grandmother was a Greenpeace supporter. We've always done that sort of thing; we've always believed in helping others - it's part of our ethos. "

" I get excited about people doing stuff, and to whom I want to give. And I believe in giving back to people who have helped me and my family in the past. The key is getting excited. "

" Markets are a good thing, and they are the best way of ensuring we have fairness. "

" From my early school days, I was brought up with the belief that we have a duty to use our talents, to volunteer and to make a contribution. "

" When traders were able to earn a million dollars, of which base pay was $150,000 to $200,000 and the rest was bonus, they would go for it. Now if you're sitting there earning $600,000, you become less risk-seeking. And if you have less risk-seeking, the ability of the market to be incredibly volatile is increased. "

" I am not sure that I am that smart. I think we work harder. When I was at university, there were a lot of smarter people than me, and they seem not to have done quite so well. "