The goal of what Japan's central bank is doing is to create growth. If it actually creates growth, in the long run, it will lead to appreciation.

I am not embarrassed to be a banker. I am not embarrassed to be in business.

There are two types of depreciation. There is one where you're manipulating currencies. And that's not what Japan is doing.

I think the Republicans have really thoughtful financial policies, and I'm more in the middle on taxation.

I think one could argue that there's more political input into the regulatory side, and on the regulatory side there seem to be fewer people with financial and banking experience - there are more lawyers, academics, economists, maybe politicians now.

We were a land of opportunity. You can never have equal outcomes, but you can have equal opportunity.

You know, the benefit in life is to say, 'Maybe you made a mistake, let’s dig deep.'