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The term too big to fail must be excised from our vocabulary.

Jamie Dimon

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Jamie Dimon
Age: 68
Born: 1956
Born: March 13
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New York City
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I think if we had another set of policies for - not the crisis years, but after that, that we might be growing faster. But we didn't. And some of that was Republicans' [fault], by the way.
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Companies that build scale for the benefit of their customers and shareholders more often succeed over time.
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That's probably good, all things being equal, for emerging markets, not bad, even though it may not be great for all their currencies.
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It might be harder for us to charge a higher interest rate, like they do, so it might not be as profitable for us. But we can either compete or partner, like we've announced with On Deck, which does some of the stuff we just spoke about.
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More people are working, lending is up and savings are up. These are all positive signs for a strengthening economy.
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Part of the reason some Japanese companies have underperformed financially was corporate governance and board structures.
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Unraveling the euro is a terrible thing. This is a 50-year endeavor to get this continent together and that's a wonderful endeavor.
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If business doesn't thrive, it hurts America. We need improved relations, more collaboration, more thought and more consistency as we go about trying to make sure we have the best country in the world. Not scapegoating and finger-pointing.
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Our plate is full. We have a lot to do building our company organically and that is our key focus.
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Dodd-Frank and independent actions of banks go a long way in terms of progress on capital, liquidity, transparency, living wills (plans for winding down a bank in the event of a collapse) and resolutions.
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It's great that people get together and collaborate, talk about the facts and the analysis, all in the interest of having a great financial system.
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We've accommodated the new rules and regulations. We've served our clients and had quite good returns.
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When the government gets involved in pricing, I don't think it's the right way to look at a business.
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I have gotten disturbed at some of the Democrats' anti-business behavior, the sentiment, the attacks on work ethic and successful people. I think it's very counter-productive.
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We take smaller companies and middle-sized companies, all around the world, and we do currency exchange for them we raise bonds and equities for them and we do inventory finance, trade finance, and custody of assets.
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We're diversified, we're stable and consistent. Our businesses benefit from each other.
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I am not embarrassed to be a banker. I am not embarrassed to be in business.
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Most CEOs are patriotic and most CEOs can see the problems in front of them, and they want to do something about it. We don't always agree about the ways and means, but the objective? We're totally together.
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All businesses tend to pass costs onto customers.
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We had a lot of gridlock on a lot of issues. But, the American system is pretty resilient.
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