Kenneth C. Griffin Quotes
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Size is a double-edged sword with great advantages and disadvantages..
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We all know that great leaders can create great successes...success for the Chicago public education fund is to bring great leaders into Chicago's public schools.
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I set up my own trading center in my Cabot dorm room... with my computer, my fax machine, and my telephone.
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I want tension in my business. Tension creates change. Change is necessary to evolve and prosper. I am never satisfied.
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The ability to create same day straight through processing of mutual fund trades is a matter of will.
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Business is business. I don't manufacture cars, but we do manufacture money.
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The success story at Citadel has been written by a number of people who have backgrounds from the University of Chicago.
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When you read that UBS did not even view parts of its mortgage portfolio as having market risk, it becomes very obvious that a number of firms were not dotting the i's and crossing the t's when it comes to risk management.
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We think that excellence in investing comes from focus.
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...there won’t be one, single global market. But there will be global investors.
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In our firm's earliest days, our understanding of the power of great software engineering and quantitative analytics helped Citadel stand out.
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Blockchain's a very interesting technology that will have some very profound applications for society over the years to come.
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Almost all politicians are able to have a great one-on-one meeting. But I'm not interested in the candidate who can have a great meeting. I'm interested in the person who can make the right decisions.
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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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Investors who find the best businesses to put their money behind are rewarded for their research.
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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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We're subject to the same forces of capitalism that have built the entire American economy. Strong returns induce more capital flow, which creates more competitors, and you have to evolve and get better, or you die.
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We're going through a period of retrenchment as the dynamics of the playing field are changing.
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In some industries, we refer to risk taking as 'research and development.' At financial institutions, we often take risk by investing in securities.
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Every organization has two choices. Choice one is to grow. Choice two is to die. If you decide not to grow, it's a clear-cut message to talented people that it's time to leave.
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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.
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Risk is what you make of it.
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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.
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Our financial markets work best when they are competitive, fair, and transparent.