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I was a normal human being, but I did like that. I read a lot. I also liked math and science.
Jamie Dimon
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Jamie Dimon
Age: 68
Born: 1956
Born: March 13
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I think the free-enterprise system has been great for society. That doesn't mean it's completely perfect. And also, when people say capitalism, I'm not really sure what they mean.
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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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Part of [Japanese companies] growing and expanding around the world is ... going to help the Japanese keep their lifestyles [despite Japan's] demographics, as a declining population, and [to] make it more conducive to women to go to work, I think, is a plus.
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I know the President [Barack Obama]. I like him and respect him. That does not mean I agree with all of our government's policies, whether they come from Democrats or Republicans.
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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 moderate growth, with some parts of the world better than people think, and better than last year [2015].
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No one can forecast the economy with certainty.
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And if you're going to be a leader, you know what I ask myself? Would I want to work for you in this job? Would I let my children work for you? Would I give you this job if I wasn't there to provide oversight? If you went to run another company, would I, as an investor, invest in that company?
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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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We did not anticipate the political fallout from it. We definitely didn't need it and we paid it back the first day we were allowed to.
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I also believe that most of the emerging economies have a fairly large amount of foreign exchange reserves, relative to 10 years ago.
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Japan, Europe, [and] America probably [are] better than last year [2015], not China.
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Capping the size of American banks won't eliminate the needs of big businesses it will force them to turn to foreign banks that won't face the same restrictions.
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I think the Republicans have really thoughtful financial policies, and I'm more in the middle on taxation.
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I don't mind paying higher taxes, because I've done quite well and I'm blessed to live in this country.
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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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All businesses tend to pass costs onto customers.
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Because of that [Brexit], you're going to have slow growth and, unfortunately, while there may not be huge volatility, there will be volatility.
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You have your own culture and your own ways of doing things. I hope Japan continues on this path.
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You've seen certain credit type products that are going to be in nonbanks, like sophisticated CLO [collateralized loan obligation] tranches and stuff where the capital charge is so high that a bank simply will not own it. Someone will buy it, hedge it, trade it. But it won't typically be a bank.
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