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" 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. "

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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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" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" One of the great advantages that I had in my career is I started trading 24 hours a day in my early 20s, and I had to learn to delegate to people. "

" 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. "

" I want tension in my business. Tension creates change. Change is necessary to evolve and prosper. I am never satisfied. "

" I have an economics degree from Harvard. "

" I've often thought of successful entrepreneurs as individuals who have just the right expertise - at just the right moment - to solve the emerging problems of their time. "

" 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.' "

" It's important for me to be No. 1. "

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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. "

" There will come a time and place it will be appropriate for us to consider going public. "

" We're going through a period of retrenchment as the dynamics of the playing field are changing. "

" It is not my belief that we need greater government regulation of hedge funds with respect to the systemic risk they create. "

" 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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" 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. "

" 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. "

" In some industries, we refer to risk taking as 'research and development.' At financial institutions, we often take risk by investing in securities. "

" 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. "

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

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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. "