Kenneth C. Griffin Quotes
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We don't have a good legal justification for breaking up the banking system. But if I could wave a magic wand, I'd break up the banking system.
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I get very worried that people that are buying bitcoins don't really understand what they're participating in other than the headline stories that it keeps going higher and 'I want to make sure I don't miss this opportunity to make some money.'
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It's a winner-take-all world.
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Senator Rubio is uniquely qualified to lead our nation with conviction and courage to tackle the pressing issues of our time, whether it's strengthening our military, ensuring the safety of our people, or lifting the weight of government from our shoulders.
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Let me be clear: All I really care about is my kids know that their parents love them.
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I think if you look at the realm we're discussing, which is the political realm, I think it would be impossible to find an action by any politician intended to specifically favor either my firm or myself.
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The idea that the largest banks in the world would simultaneously fail, need government support, government guarantees, and/or government intervention to survive was not in my range of realistic scenarios.
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There will come a time and place it will be appropriate for us to consider going public.
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Speaker Ryan's vision for a confident America, both at home and abroad, reflects his thoughtful leadership.
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The investment banks should either choose to be regulated as banks or should arrange to conduct their affairs to not require the stop-gap support of the Federal Reserve.
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For choice, I prefer not to be a public figure. I don't have Tom Cruise's good looks. I don't have a need to be on the front page of fill-in-the-blank.
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Don't act like a bank unless you are a bank. That was a really big lesson learned from 2008.
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It is not my belief that we need greater government regulation of hedge funds with respect to the systemic risk they create.
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One of the great advantages that I had in my career is I started trading 24 hours a day in my early 20s, and I had to learn to delegate to people.
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In our first decade, I interviewed about five thousand people in pursuit of the talent that would create our future. As our success grew, we became known across the four corners of finance not just for our outstanding returns, but also for our outstanding people.
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I am proud to support the incredible economics department at the University of Chicago.
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I'm the CEO; I'm the one who should be looking out for risk.
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If I could wave a magic wand, I'd break up the banking system.
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The resources at Harvard - its professors, our fellow students, the libraries, its alumni - created for me the opportunity to pursue my passions in finance.
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I have an economics degree from Harvard.