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

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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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.
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You read constantly that banks are lobbying regulators and elected officials as if this is inappropriate. We don't look at it that way.
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You cannot prove this in real time, but when economists 20 years from now write a book on the recovery, it may well be entitled, It could have been much better.
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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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If you were a corporation needing financial services, and I can give you something better, faster, and cheaper across 12 products as opposed to eight, that's business. I'm doing it because I'm serving you I'm not doing it because I want to be universal.
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There are parts [in Dodd-Frank] that I don't agree with. But, in total, it is what it is.
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If I ran the whole place like it was my way or the highway, we would not be as good a company. I'm going to have mistakes - they'll be made on my watch and will embarrass me. But I'll also make sure the company learns from them so it can become a better company.
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I'm a really big believer - this is not a statement about President [Barack] Obama, but whoever is president - that good policy is really important.
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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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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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More people are working, lending is up and savings are up. These are all positive signs for a strengthening economy.
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Economies of scale are a good thing. If we didn't have them, we'd still be living in tents and eating buffalo.
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No one can forecast the economy with certainty.
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We're diversified, we're stable and consistent. Our businesses benefit from each other.
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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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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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I agree with people who say we want more income equality we want more consumer protection and we want sounder banks. I agree with all that.
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We invested in the downturn and we never stopped serving our clients.
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JPMorgan was already, for the most part. Our businesses at JPMorgan share the same cash-management systems. The commercial bank, the private bank, the retail bank, they all use the branches. The cash-management system moves the money around the world - for global corporations, and for you, the consumer, too.
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Wall Street gives money to both [Democrats and Republicans] because they want to be on the good side of whoever becomes president .
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