Blockchain's a very interesting technology that will have some very profound applications for society over the years to come.
The resources at Harvard - its professors, our fellow students, the libraries, its alumni - created for me the opportunity to pursue my passions in finance.
If you look at Citadel today, that's really - the founding principle of the firm is a real pursuit of talent, a pursuit of people who have a passion for finance, and a pursuit of individuals who make good decisions day in and day out.
I had to learn to trust people, and I realized that success was going to be born in hiring really bright people - very self-motivated, very able to make good judgment calls day in and day out.
It drives people nuts that I take them to McDonald's all the time.
I am proud to support the incredible economics department at the University of Chicago.
Business is business. I don't manufacture cars, but we do manufacture money.
It's a winner-take-all world.
Should we think about separating the investment banks from the commercial banks, a new Glass-Steagall? I would be really excited to see that. I think it would be great for the economy.
I want tension in my business. Tension creates change. Change is necessary to evolve and prosper. I am never satisfied.
In some industries, we refer to risk taking as 'research and development.' At financial institutions, we often take risk by investing in securities.
We're going through a period of retrenchment as the dynamics of the playing field are changing.
Gambling is entertainment... Financial markets, what one often refers to as speculation, is really the force by which we move capital to the best and highest use.
I have known Senator Rubio for a number of years, and he is an inspiring, courageous, and bold leader who embodies the American dream of freedom and equal opportunity for all.
If I could wave a magic wand, I'd break up the banking system.
As Americans, I think we really believe that with the meritocracy that exists in our country, the equality of opportunity is so important to the foundation of our culture and our society.
Investors who find the best businesses to put their money behind are rewarded for their research.
Walk across any of the trading floors - they are full of 29-year-old kids. The capital markets of America are controlled by a bunch of right-out-of-business-school young guys who haven't really seen that much.
When a company creates a product that directly or indirectly adversely impacts the health of people, that product must be regulated. The process by which it's created must be regulated. No company has the right to injure people. No company.
We don't have a good legal justification for breaking up the banking system. But if I could wave a magic wand, I'd break up the banking system.
