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" I don't know anyone that says, 'Boy, I had a great career, and I'm happy because I screwed up my life outside of my career, my family life.' There's no one that feels that way. "

Henry Paulson

Life

My Life

Boy

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" My dad was somewhat of a naturalist and used to teach us about different birds and trees. So did a fifth grade teacher who made a lasting impact on me; to this day, I remember his lessons about counting the needles on pine trees, seeing if they are twisted or straight, and about checking the tips of oak leaves to see if they are pointed or lobed. "

Henry Paulson

Teacher

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" I want to remind you of one thing, which is, when I look around the world and look at the long-term economic fundamentals we have in this country, I think they compare favorably with what I see in any major developed country in the world. "

" I can't help but think what would have happened if a divisive character such as Trump were president during the 2008 financial crisis, at a time when leadership, compromise, and careful analysis were critical. "

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" China has a more assertive, proactive foreign policy as its interests are growing around the world. "

Henry Paulson

Growing

Policy

" The Chinese have done some extraordinary things in terms of the investments they've made in alternative sources of energy. "

" It is important that China stop its over-reliance on municipal debt to finance infrastructure. I take comfort in the fact that China's leaders understand this. "

" The U.S. and China need to take steps - mostly individually, sometimes together - that will have the mutually beneficial effect of supporting and sustaining economic growth. "

" When the financial system works as it should, money and capital flow to and from households and businesses to pay for home loans, school loans, and investments to create jobs. "

" No bank should be too big or too complex to fail, but almost any bank is too big to liquidate quickly, particularly in the midst of a crisis. "

" Large financial institutions in this country will always play a role that is essential to our economic growth. But they must only be permitted to grow and interconnect, throughout our economy, under careful oversight and with a mechanism for allowing those connections to be broken safely. "

" I think the Chinese are wise. After all, they know the U.S. is in a very different league than Russia. The U.S. is the major power in the world, and the US-China relationship... is very important to global stability, to sustain global economic growth. "

" If the only way you can do well is working more hours than someone else, you're going to lose out because there's always going to be someone who is going to work more. "

" Sovereign wealth fund money should be welcomed. The only way not to welcome that money is when it's politically driven. "

" In my experience, the most effective professionals in business and government have the ability to get things done. They're trained to work with multiple stakeholders, to understand how to identify a problem, devise solutions, to compromise and work well with others. "

" In the past, if a homeowner with a mortgage had a problem making the payment, often he'd get together with a lender and strike a deal, because foreclosures are very expensive to the lender and obviously not good for the homeowner and the community. "

" We need a new tax system. We need entitlement reform. We need immigration reform. These are not easy things. But it is going to take our political system working better. "

" No matter how the financial system is set up, no matter what the economic system is, as long as you have people, you're going to have financial crises; you're going to have bubbles that manifest themselves in the financial system. "

" China saves too much, produces too much, sells too much to Americans and consumes too little. "

" Foreclosure is to no one's benefit. I've heard estimates that mortgage investors lose 40 to 50 percent on their investment if it goes into foreclosure. "

" After I left Treasury, I think in some ways it was harder to sit there and be writing my book... listening to all the criticism. "

" Moral hazard is something I don't take lightly. "

" Size is the enemy of excellence in investment banking, particularly when you are trying to put together two different cultures. "

" I'm a straightforward person. I like to be direct with people. "

Henry Paulson

People

Person

" I grew up on a farm - I know the smell of horse manure. It does smell better than pig manure. "

" When the economy is growing, there's a lot that can be done to deal with the deficit. "