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" Let me be clear: All I really care about is my kids know that their parents love them. "

Kenneth C. Griffin

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" We think that excellence in investing comes from focus. "

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" As Americans, I think we really believe that with the meritocracy that exists in our country, the equality of opportunity is so important to the foundation of our culture and our society. "

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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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" 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. "

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" Blockchain's a very interesting technology that will have some very profound applications for society over the years to come. "

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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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" Walk across any of the trading floors - they are full of 29-year-old kids. The capital markets of America are controlled by a bunch of right-out-of-business-school young guys who haven't really seen that much. "

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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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" 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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" 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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" Our financial markets work best when they are competitive, fair, and transparent. "

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" If you look at Citadel today, that's really - the founding principle of the firm is a real pursuit of talent, a pursuit of people who have a passion for finance, and a pursuit of individuals who make good decisions day in and day out. "

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" My fantasy is to break up the big banks. I wish we would end 'too big to fail' in our banking system. "

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" 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. "

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" We don't have a good legal justification for breaking up the banking system. "

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" Speaker Ryan's vision for a confident America, both at home and abroad, reflects his thoughtful leadership. "

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" 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. "

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" 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. "

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" Gambling is entertainment... Financial markets, what one often refers to as speculation, is really the force by which we move capital to the best and highest use. "

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" 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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