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" There is a time for weighing evidence and a time for acting. And if there's one thing I've learned throughout my work in finance, government, and conservation, it is to act before problems become too big to manage. "

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" It is well enough that people of the nation do not understand our banking and monetary system, for if they did, I believe there would be a revolution before tomorrow morning. "

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

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" It is a kind of spiritual snobbery that makes people think they can be happy without money. "

" An AIG failure would have been devastating to the financial system and to the economy. "

" Where are the jobs going to come from? Small business, manufacturing and clean energy. Where's the money to finance them? The banks and the corporations in America today have lots of money that they can invest right now. "

" The only way to permanently change the temperature in the room is to reset the thermostat. In the same way, the only way to change your level of financial success 'permanently' is to reset your financial thermostat. But it is your choice whether you choose to change. "

" Illiquid asset purchases are all about capital and encouraging private capital to come in. "

" The cheapest and cleanest energy is the energy you don't use. "

" Our goal is to make finance the servant, not the master, of the real economy. "

" If you've got a bazooka, and people know you've got it, you may not have to take it out. "

" Economic growth and environmental protection are not at odds. They're opposite sides of the same coin if you're looking at longer-term prosperity. "

" There's a great lack of financial literacy and understanding in this nation, even among college-educated people. "

" There's more honor in investment management than in investment banking. "

" The government is also looking at further benefits including enhanced capital allowances; the use of Tax Incremental Finance; and extra help from UK Trade and Investment on inward investment and trade opportunities. "

" You can be this super-successful woman who's smart and effective but still feminine. When I worked in finance, I didn't always think that was possible. "

" A state-based regulatory system is quite burdensome. It allows price controls to create market distortions. It can hinder development of national products and can directly impact the competitiveness of U.S. insurers. "

" Arbitrage proof has since been widely used throughout finance and economics. "

" I wanted to make Jerusalem as feature film. But we couldn't finance it only through theatrical release, we couldn't get all the money we needed. We had to get some money from television. So we said, ok, let's do it both ways. So we did it in four parts. "

" I think we need to rethink a lot of business skills. In finance, for example, social impact bonds are potentially a way of providing capital for investments that save the public money in a context in which government often doesn't invest in things that would save it money. "

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" I'll be voting for Hillary Clinton, with the hope that she can bring Americans together to do the things necessary to strengthen our economy, our environment, and our place in the world. "

" Let's not overlook, though, what we do know about the campaign finance scandal, and the fact the Chinese were involved in our presidential campaign and our congressional campaigns. "

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