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" 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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" I hope to help the Indian government advance their economic reform agenda, which will benefit India's citizens and the world. "

Henry Paulson

Government

India

World

" 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. "

" I think it is asking a lot for regulators to be perfect - because they won't be. "

" Sovereign wealth fund money should be welcomed. The only way not to welcome that money is when it's politically driven. "

" If the financial system collapses, it's really, really hard to put it back together again. "

" There is a very real danger that financial regulation will become a wolf in sheep's clothing. "

" As I talk with the Chinese on currency, I encourage them to move much more quickly with opening up their capital markets to competition, because I don't believe the world is going to give them as much time as they would like. "

" I see nothing easy in Washington. I see either analytically simple things that are politically complex or those that are politically complex and analytically complex. I mean, look at immigration reform, you know? It is, I think, analytically easy, but politically very, very complex and very difficult. "

" Buying a home today is a complex process, but that in no way excuses home buyers from their obligation for due diligence. "

" To restore confidence in our markets and our financial institutions so they can fuel continued growth and prosperity, we must address the underlying problem. The federal government must implement a program to remove these illiquid assets that are weighing down our financial institutions and threatening our economy. "

" I supported some very, very objectionable things in terms of bailouts or rescues, but I did it not for Wall Street, but for the American people. "

" I do not believe the United States and the Americans are going to let Donald Trump become president... I think the challenge is Donald Trump, with his anti-China rhetoric and with his anti-trade rhetoric, is going to make the job for all of us more difficult going forward. "

" We have institutions that have been allowed to become too big to fail because we had all kinds of flaws in our financial infrastructure, in the whole way over-the-counter derivatives work. "

" I've been through periods of stress, turbulence in the market for over the course of my career, various times, and never in any of those other periods have we had the advantage of a strong economy underpinning the markets. "

" It is important that China stop its over-reliance on municipal debt to finance infrastructure. I take comfort in the fact that China's leaders understand this. "

" From the time the kids were in upper grade school and middle school, we took trips over the Christmas break to nature-focused places, such as the Okefenokee Swamp and Cumberland Island in Georgia; Costa Rica; Maho Bay campground in St. John, Virgin Islands; the llanos of Venezuela; the southern coast and highlands of Belize. "

" Every good businessman or woman carefully analyzes all the available facts before making a decision. "

" U.S. exports to China have more than quintupled since China entered the WTO and have grown more quickly than imports. In fact, China is America's fastest-growing export market. "

Henry Paulson

Market

China

" I will never apologize for changing the approach or strategy when the facts change. "

" A Fed loan to Lehman Brothers would not have prevented a bankruptcy. "

" I want to remind you of one thing, which is, when I look around the world and look at the long-term economic fundamentals we have in this country, I think they compare favorably with what I see in any major developed country in the world. "

" Every American business, from the biggest companies to small hardware companies, need money to flow through the system not only to create new jobs but to sustain existing jobs. "

" 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. "

Henry Paulson

Change

Facts

" I would come to New York, work, and then get out of New York. I didn't go out to dinner with other people on the Management Committee. I didn't socialize. I didn't politick. "

" In pursuing economic growth, India and the United States share similar values and similar challenges. We understand that the global economy is here to stay. To keep growing and leading the world in innovation and opportunity, the United States and India must trade freely, openly, and according to the principles of the global marketplace. "

" I grew up with a strong set of values - and one was never judging someone by how much money they had. "

" Taxpayer money should not have to be spent to save a misguided and mismanaged enterprise. "

" I was secretary of the Treasury when the credit bubble burst, so I think it's fair to say that I know a little bit about risk, assessing outcomes, and problem-solving. "

" I believe that the root cause of every financial crisis, the root cause, is flawed government policies. "

" I'd have liked to have been another Faulkner, of course. "