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" I'm the CEO; I'm the one who should be looking out for risk. "
Kenneth C. Griffin
Should
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Out
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" The resources at Harvard - its professors, our fellow students, the libraries, its alumni - created for me the opportunity to pursue my passions in finance. "
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" I want tension in my business. Tension creates change. Change is necessary to evolve and prosper. I am never satisfied. "
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Never
" I think if you look at the realm we're discussing, which is the political realm, I think it would be impossible to find an action by any politician intended to specifically favor either my firm or myself. "
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Impossible
Myself
" 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. "
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Feel
Liberty
" 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. "
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Believe
Meet
Important
" When you read that UBS did not even view parts of its mortgage portfolio as having market risk, it becomes very obvious that a number of firms were not dotting the i's and crossing the t's when it comes to risk management. "
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" The key to our business, it's a lot of research. "
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Business
Research
Our
" The success story at Citadel has been written by a number of people who have backgrounds from the University of Chicago. "
Kenneth C. Griffin
People
Success
Story
" In our first decade, I interviewed about five thousand people in pursuit of the talent that would create our future. As our success grew, we became known across the four corners of finance not just for our outstanding returns, but also for our outstanding people. "
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Success
Finance
Future
" 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. "
Kenneth C. Griffin
Freedom
American
Opportunity
" My fantasy is to break up the big banks. I wish we would end 'too big to fail' in our banking system. "
Kenneth C. Griffin
Fail
Fantasy
I Wish
" The culture of rigorous questioning and open discourse at the University of Chicago has opened minds to ideas that have changed the world. "
Kenneth C. Griffin
Ideas
Chicago
World
" We're going through a period of retrenchment as the dynamics of the playing field are changing. "
Kenneth C. Griffin
Field
Through
Changing
" Citadel's Capital Market division plays an important role in our nation's financial markets. Our broker-dealer is the largest market maker in options in the United States, executing approximately 30 percent of all equity option trades daily. "
Kenneth C. Griffin
Financial
Daily
Nation
" 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. "
Kenneth C. Griffin
World
Students
Hope
" The investment banks should either choose to be regulated as banks or should arrange to conduct their affairs to not require the stop-gap support of the Federal Reserve. "
Kenneth C. Griffin
Support
Either
Choose
" As an industry, we have a responsibility to manage risk in a way that is prudent. "
Kenneth C. Griffin
Responsibility
Industry
Risk
" 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
Up
" In our firm's earliest days, our understanding of the power of great software engineering and quantitative analytics helped Citadel stand out. "
Kenneth C. Griffin
Understanding
Stand
Power
" 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. "
Kenneth C. Griffin
Fail
Government
Need
" I am supporting many Republican candidates who embrace the principles and policies set forth in Speaker Ryan's vision and who are committed to moving our country forward on the right path. "
Kenneth C. Griffin
I Am
Moving
Path
" There will come a time and place it will be appropriate for us to consider going public. "
Kenneth C. Griffin
Time
Will
Come
" 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. "
Kenneth C. Griffin
Choice
Good
Looks
" 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. "
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Courage
Nation
People
" Should we think about separating the investment banks from the commercial banks, a new Glass-Steagall? I would be really excited to see that. I think it would be great for the economy. "
Kenneth C. Griffin
Great
Think
See
" If you think about the amount of critical thinking that has come into the field of economics, two universities have dominated the landscape in my life: Chicago and Harvard. "
Kenneth C. Griffin
Think
My Life
You
" In some industries, we refer to risk taking as 'research and development.' At financial institutions, we often take risk by investing in securities. "
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Risk
Research
Development
" It drives people nuts that I take them to McDonald's all the time. "
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McDonald
Time
Them
" We think that excellence in investing comes from focus. "
Kenneth C. Griffin
Investing
Think
Focus
" We don't have a good legal justification for breaking up the banking system. "
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System
Up
Banking