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" I will never apologize for changing the approach or strategy when the facts change. "
Henry Paulson
Will
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" Let's not forget, what TARP did allowed us to move overnight and put capital into hundreds of banks, and that money came back plus $32 billion. "
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" I have always tried to live by the philosophy that when there is a big problem that needs fixing, you should run towards it, rather than away from it. "
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" Indian-Americans are physicians, engineers, CEOs, professors, teachers, entrepreneurs. They are a vital part of the United States' economic and social fabric. Because of this long history, the bonds among our people and our cultures will remain strong. "
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" China saves too much, produces too much, sells too much to Americans and consumes too little. "
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" We've had crooks from the beginning of time... it's always very interesting and troubling why good people do bad things. "
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" I'd have liked to have been another Faulkner, of course. "
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" I supported some very, very objectionable things in terms of bailouts or rescues, but I did it not for Wall Street, but for the American people. "
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" I hate good press, and I abhor bad press. "
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Bad
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" The cheapest and cleanest energy is the energy you don't use. "
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" 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. "
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Stop
Important
" Until we stem the housing correction, until the biggest part of that is behind us and we have more stability in housing prices, we're going to continue to have turmoil in the financial markets. "
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" Size is the enemy of excellence in investment banking, particularly when you are trying to put together two different cultures. "
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Enemy
Trying
" 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. "
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Life
My Life
Boy
" If you've got a bazooka, and people know you've got it, you may not have to take it out. "
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Take
" There is big resistance from vested interests in China that don't want to open up to competition. "
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Competition
Want
Resistance
" Xi Jinping is a very strong and ambitious leader who is looking to make a lot of changes in China. He is not looking to follow a Western model based on universal suffrage. That is for sure. "
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Changes
Strong
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" A single agency responsible for systemic risk would be accountable in a way that no regulator was in the run-up to the 2008 crisis. With access to all necessary information to monitor the markets, this regulator would have a better chance of identifying and limiting the impact of future speculative bubbles. "
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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. "
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Teacher
Trees
" An AIG failure would have been devastating to the financial system and to the economy. "
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Economy
System
Financial
" When our markets work, people throughout our economy benefit - Americans seeking to buy a car or buy a home, families borrowing to pay for college, innovators borrowing on the strength of a good idea for a new product or technology, and businesses financing investments that create new jobs. "
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Technology
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" My focus is on the financial sector, on getting credit going, getting lending flowing. I can't imagine anything that would have a bigger stimulative impact. "
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" 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. "
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" I was secretary of the Treasury when the credit bubble burst, so I think it's fair to say that I know a little bit about risk, assessing outcomes, and problem-solving. "
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" To restore confidence in our markets and our financial institutions so they can fuel continued growth and prosperity, we must address the underlying problem. The federal government must implement a program to remove these illiquid assets that are weighing down our financial institutions and threatening our economy. "
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" 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. "
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Crisis
Complex
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" 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. "
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Always
Lose
" Frankly I'm a bit concerned when it comes to U.S.-China relations. "
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Concerned
Bit
Frankly
" For decades, Indians have immigrated to the United States, joined our communities, and raised their families while maintaining their cultural heritage. "
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Heritage
Indians
United States
" I've been through periods of stress, turbulence in the market for over the course of my career, various times, and never in any of those other periods have we had the advantage of a strong economy underpinning the markets. "
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