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" Gambling is entertainment... Financial markets, what one often refers to as speculation, is really the force by which we move capital to the best and highest use. "

Kenneth C. Griffin

Entertainment

Best

Financial

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" It drives people nuts that I take them to McDonald's all the time. "

" So many of the great thought leaders that have shaped economics - Gary Becker, Milton Friedman - what an unbelievable success story they've had in their field. "

" You can't succeed in the markets today unless you are part of a great team. The team is the essence of how you win. "

" The success story at Citadel has been written by a number of people who have backgrounds from the University of Chicago. "

" My fantasy is to break up the big banks. I wish we would end 'too big to fail' in our banking system. "

" It's a winner-take-all world. "

Kenneth C. Griffin

World

" Blockchain's a very interesting technology that will have some very profound applications for society over the years to come. "

" In our firm's earliest days, our understanding of the power of great software engineering and quantitative analytics helped Citadel stand out. "

" Investors who find the best businesses to put their money behind are rewarded for their research. "

" Speaker Ryan's vision for a confident America, both at home and abroad, reflects his thoughtful leadership. "

" I don't feel I'm at liberty to speak about the actions of any one CEO. That's not fair; given CEOs have duties to their shareholders. "

" For choice, I prefer not to be a public figure. I don't have Tom Cruise's good looks. I don't have a need to be on the front page of fill-in-the-blank. "

" It is my hope that visitors, artists, and students from around the world will experience all that MoMA has to offer for generations to come. "

" Our financial markets work best when they are competitive, fair, and transparent. "

" When a company creates a product that directly or indirectly adversely impacts the health of people, that product must be regulated. The process by which it's created must be regulated. No company has the right to injure people. No company. "

" I had to learn to trust people, and I realized that success was going to be born in hiring really bright people - very self-motivated, very able to make good judgment calls day in and day out. "

" It is incredible to come to work every day surrounded by individuals whose insights and efforts place us at the forefront of finance. "

" Long ago, I had to sort of learn to have a thick skin to read some of the things you read in the papers and to also keep my ego in check when you read some really flattering things in the papers. "

" I get very worried that people that are buying bitcoins don't really understand what they're participating in other than the headline stories that it keeps going higher and 'I want to make sure I don't miss this opportunity to make some money.' "

" Senator Rubio is uniquely qualified to lead our nation with conviction and courage to tackle the pressing issues of our time, whether it's strengthening our military, ensuring the safety of our people, or lifting the weight of government from our shoulders. "

" I have known Senator Rubio for a number of years, and he is an inspiring, courageous, and bold leader who embodies the American dream of freedom and equal opportunity for all. "

" The key to our business, it's a lot of research. "

" I set up my own trading center in my Cabot dorm room... with my computer, my fax machine, and my telephone. "

Kenneth C. Griffin

Own

Telephone

" It is often constructive to meet with a candidate for a particular office, but I believe what is most important is the candidate's track record. "

" If I could wave a magic wand, I'd break up the banking system. "

" The idea that the largest banks in the world would simultaneously fail, need government support, government guarantees, and/or government intervention to survive was not in my range of realistic scenarios. "

" In some industries, we refer to risk taking as 'research and development.' At financial institutions, we often take risk by investing in securities. "

" The resources at Harvard - its professors, our fellow students, the libraries, its alumni - created for me the opportunity to pursue my passions in finance. "

Kenneth C. Griffin

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