People always say to me, "What if it doesn't work?" If it doesn't work, we redouble our effort. We're not going to cry like a bunch of babies. We're going to redouble our effort.

Wall Street gives money to both [Democrats and Republicans] because they want to be on the good side of whoever becomes president .

The economic union - creating a big common market, like the United States, so that you can compete across borders. There are common rules, regulations, and simplification, and that is still a good reason, too. When they put their monetary union together, that created a rigidity that made it hard for currency fluctuations. They don't really have a solution to that.

No one has the right to not assume that the business cycle will turn! Every five years or so, you have got to assume that something bad will happen.

I've asked our people, "Why don't we just put a revolver on top of our basic loan?" Make it easier for the client.

We've made a huge effort globally and in the US, in getting kids jobs. This is one piece. The South Bronx and inner-city schools need it more than most. It's our hometown; JPMorgan Chase banks a lot of people here. If you see the school, it works. Kids all getting jobs, they're smiling, they're proud of themselves. That's what we need to do in inner-city schools.

When the government gets involved in pricing, I don't think it's the right way to look at a business.