Kenneth C. Griffin Quotes
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We don't have a good legal justification for breaking 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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My fantasy is to break up the big banks. I wish we would end 'too big to fail' in our banking system.
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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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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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It's a winner-take-all world.
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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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Let me be clear: All I really care about is my kids know that their parents love them.
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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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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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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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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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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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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'm the CEO; I'm the one who should be looking out for risk.
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I am proud to support the incredible economics department at the University of Chicago.
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If I could wave a magic wand, I'd break up the banking system.
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You can't succeed in the markets today unless you are part of a great team. The team is the essence of how you win.
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I have an economics degree from Harvard.