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" I've always said, 'I don't want to be irrelevant.' "
Henry Paulson
Want
Irrelevant
Always
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" When you look at territorial disputes, there are good arguments on any sides. I think it's important that we don't take sides on legitimacy. "
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" We must limit the perception that some institutions are either too big or too interconnected to fail. "
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" 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. "
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Together
Good
" I've always said to everyone that ever worked for me, if you get too dug in on a position, the facts change, and you don't change to adapt to the facts, you will never be successful. "
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Facts
Me
" Taxpayer money should not have to be spent to save a misguided and mismanaged enterprise. "
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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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Why
Beginning
" From the beginning of time, we've had financial crises. People always blame the banks and for good reason. When you look for the root causes, they're almost always failed government policies. "
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Beginning
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" In China, export lobbies have fought for policies that favor their interests and limit foreign competition. "
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" When it comes to the presidency, I will not vote for Donald Trump. "
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Vote
" I'm telling you that there is no silver bullet to keep home prices from going down or to prevent all foreclosures. "
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You
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Home
" 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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Think
Leadership
Character
" One of the things I enjoy the most is fishing. "
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Things
Enjoy
Fishing
" Every good businessman or woman carefully analyzes all the available facts before making a decision. "
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Woman
Before
Decision
" I think all governments engage in intelligence gathering vis-a-vis other governments. "
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Gathering
Think
Engage
" I grew up with a strong set of values - and one was never judging someone by how much money they had. "
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Money
Strong
Someone
" Foreclosures are a significant problem; they're an economic problem. "
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Problem
Significant
Economic
" Many of the Western democracies - including the U.S. - have a problem that voters want benefits they don't want to pay for. "
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Benefits
Pay
Problem
" I prefer to work at the policy level, on trying to fix flawed government policies. "
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Fix
Government
Work
" The Treasury Department has a critical role to play in helping to set the direction of a U.S. and global economy, a role that reaches back to America's founding. "
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Back
Direction
Economy
" 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
" America is the land of opportunity. We need to be vigilant in ensuring that each and every American has the opportunity to acquire the skills to compete and to see those skills rewarded in the marketplace. "
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American
America
Opportunity
" Sovereign wealth fund money should be welcomed. The only way not to welcome that money is when it's politically driven. "
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Wealth
Driven
Money
" I hope to help the Indian government advance their economic reform agenda, which will benefit India's citizens and the world. "
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Government
India
World
" 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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You
Always
Lose
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System
Hard
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Philosophy
You
Big
" When you run a company, you want to hand it off in better shape than you found it. In the same way, just as we shouldn't leave our children or grandchildren with mountains of national debt and unsustainable entitlement programs, we shouldn't leave them with the economic and environmental costs of climate change. "
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Mountains
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" My preference is for the Federal Reserve to be the systemic risk regulator, because the responsibility for identifying and limiting potential problems is a natural complement to its role in monetary policy. "
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