Henry Paulson Quotes
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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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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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I see the underlying economy as being very healthy.
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I have great, great confidence in our capital markets and in our financial institutions. Our financial institutions, banks and investment banks, are strong. Our capital markets are resilient. They're efficient. They're flexible.
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One of the most constant aspects of American life is change - and nowhere is it more evident than in our financial markets.
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China needs a currency that reflects underlying economic fundamentals.
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I didn't get the charm gene.
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Even if you don't have the authorities - and frankly I didn't have the authorities for anything - if you take charge, people will follow.
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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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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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In just about every area of society, there's nothing more important than ethics.
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As a public company, Goldman Sachs will have the financial strength and strategic flexibility to continue to serve our clients effectively as well as to respond thoughtfully to the business and competitive environment over the long term.
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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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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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I have relied on prayer for health care all of my life.
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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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Anticompetitive practices hurt Chinese private firms nearly as much as foreign ones.
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China and the U.S. are the two largest importers of oil. They are the two largest emitters of carbon.
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Illiquid asset purchases are all about capital and encouraging private capital to come in.
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It's a safe banking system, a sound banking system. Our regulators are on top of it. This is a very manageable situation.
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A Fed loan to Lehman Brothers would not have prevented a bankruptcy.
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When the economy is growing, there's a lot that can be done to deal with the deficit.