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" 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. "
Kenneth C. Griffin
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" 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. "
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" 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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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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" It drives people nuts that I take them to McDonald's all the time. "
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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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" 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. "
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" I did not forsee a day where the government had to intervene to bail out basically everybody. "
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" Investors who find the best businesses to put their money behind are rewarded for their research. "
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" 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. "
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Skin
You
" The success story at Citadel has been written by a number of people who have backgrounds from the University of Chicago. "
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Story
" I'm the CEO; I'm the one who should be looking out for risk. "
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" 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.' "
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Money
" Speaker Ryan's vision for a confident America, both at home and abroad, reflects his thoughtful leadership. "
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Home
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Vision
" I have an economics degree from Harvard. "
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Degree
Harvard
Economics
" Don't act like a bank unless you are a bank. That was a really big lesson learned from 2008. "
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Big
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" 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. "
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" It is not my belief that we need greater government regulation of hedge funds with respect to the systemic risk they create. "
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" 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. "
Kenneth C. Griffin
Political
Impossible
Myself
" 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
" Business is business. I don't manufacture cars, but we do manufacture money. "
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Manufacture
Business
Money
" Our financial markets work best when they are competitive, fair, and transparent. "
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Best
Competitive
Fair
" 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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" 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. "
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Born
" 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. "
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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 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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" The key to our business, it's a lot of research. "
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Business
Research
Our