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" 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

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" I am proud to support the incredible economics department at the University of Chicago. "

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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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" It is incredible to come to work every day surrounded by individuals whose insights and efforts place us at the forefront of finance. "

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" It drives people nuts that I take them to McDonald's all the time. "

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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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" I have an economics degree from Harvard. "

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