My operating assumption is we will always have very tough competition. And even with some European banks struggling right now, some of them can reemerge - and maybe even stronger.

On Wall Street, there is no "Wall Street"; there are individuals.

I don't mind paying higher taxes, because I've done quite well and I'm blessed to live in this country.

I was a normal human being, but I did like that. I read a lot. I also liked math and science.

When people talk about people being left behind - middle wages have not gone up for years, and we should recognize that, and there I think we need growth and skills - but there are these other people who have been left behind. When I say out loud, "Fifty percent of inner-city schoolkids do not graduate from high school," that is a national catastrophe. We should be ringing the alarm bells. It's not fair.

You can design a mortgage system that is different without a Fannie and Freddie, but there are principles you have to have, to have a good system.

If the economy grows, housing gets better, quicker.