Henry Paulson Quotes
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India is a vibrant nation whose strength lies in its commitment to equal rights and to speech, religious and economic freedoms that enrich the lives of all citizens. India is not only the world's largest democracy; it is also a secular, pluralistic society committed to inclusive growth.
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This acquisition highlights Goldman Sachs' strategy of expanding our electronic market-making capabilities.
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A Fed loan to Lehman Brothers would not have prevented a bankruptcy.
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In the past, if a homeowner with a mortgage had a problem making the payment, often he'd get together with a lender and strike a deal, because foreclosures are very expensive to the lender and obviously not good for the homeowner and the community.
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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.
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Many of the Western democracies - including the U.S. - have a problem that voters want benefits they don't want to pay for.
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We are very confident about the long-term outlook for our business, but believe that the immediate impact will be a further weakening in the operating environment and a delay in the economic recovery, ... However, given increased fiscal and monetary stimulus, we anticipate that long-term economic recovery should be more certain and vigorous than previously expected.
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A single agency responsible for systemic risk would be accountable in a way that no regulator was in the run-up to the 2008 crisis. With access to all necessary information to monitor the markets, this regulator would have a better chance of identifying and limiting the impact of future speculative bubbles.
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I think all governments engage in intelligence gathering vis-a-vis other governments.
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From the beginning of time, we've had financial crises. People always blame the banks and for good reason. When you look for the root causes, they're almost always failed government policies.
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Non-bank financial institutions provide credit that is essential to U.S. businesses and consumers.
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Well, as you know, we're working through a difficult period in our financial markets right now as we work off some of the past excesses. But the American people can remain confident in the soundness and the resilience of our financial system.
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I've always said, 'I don't want to be irrelevant.'
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I'm telling you that there is no silver bullet to keep home prices from going down or to prevent all foreclosures.
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As Americans, we shouldn't like bailouts. Where I come from, if someone takes a risk and they're going to make the profit from that risk, they shouldn't have the taxpayer pay for the losses.
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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.
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If the financial system collapses, it's really, really hard to put it back together again.
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As the Indian government has embraced greater economic openness, the creativity and expertise of the Indian workforce has been unleashed onto the world economic stage.
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We don't have a lot more time to deal with climate change, ... We need the right balance between regulation and market-based approaches.
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An open, competitive, and liberalized financial market can effectively allocate scarce resources in a manner that promotes stability and prosperity far better than governmental intervention.
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When the economy is growing, there's a lot that can be done to deal with the deficit.
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What I've said repeatedly is, 'I think the auto industry is a very important industry.'
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Anticompetitive practices hurt Chinese private firms nearly as much as foreign ones.
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I'm a straightforward person. I like to be direct with people.