Risk is what you make of it.

Every organization has two choices. Choice one is to grow. Choice two is to die. If you decide not to grow, it's a clear-cut message to talented people that it's time to leave.

We dont have a good legal justification for breaking up the banking system. But if I could wave a magic wand, Id break up the banking system.

We're subject to the same forces of capitalism that have built the entire American economy. Strong returns induce more capital flow, which creates more competitors, and you have to evolve and get better, or you die.

Capital markets reward you for what you learn that other people have yet to ascertain.

Investors who find the best businesses to put their money behind are rewarded for their research.

Almost all politicians are able to have a great one-on-one meeting. But Im not interested in the candidate who can have a great meeting. Im interested in the person who can make the right decisions.