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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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Jamie Dimon
Age: 68
Born: 1956
Born: March 13
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Their [American banks] big issue will be if they want to deal with the biggest companies, which are doing a lot of business overseas. How they do that is a big question. It's almost impossible to build a global investment bank from scratch. If they want to do that, they probably will have to do an acquisition.
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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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I think the Republicans have really thoughtful financial policies, and I'm more in the middle on taxation.
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Just because we're stupid doesn't mean everybody else was.
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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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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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We've accommodated the new rules and regulations. We've served our clients and had quite good returns.
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The goal of what Japan's central bank is doing is to create growth. If it actually creates growth, in the long run, it will lead to appreciation.
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We see very broad-based, moderate, growth. Most of the sectors are quite strong. I don't see any major potholes, and I believe [the economy] is strengthening.
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I am still a Democrat. The main reason is because I don't like the Republican stance on some social values. Not that I disagree with all of them. I just don't think they have a right to impose it upon other people. I've been public about that.
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My operating assumption is we will always have very tough competition. And even with some European banks struggling right now, some of them can reemerge - and maybe even stronger.
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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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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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There are parts [in Dodd-Frank] that I don't agree with. But, in total, it is what it is.
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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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If it is a small rate raises, [there will be] no impact.
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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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One of the issues with some of these lenders is going to be, where will their provider of credit be when there's a crisis? That's why some of these smarter services, to support their operations, are courting more permanent capital. They want a source of longer-term funding that can survive a crisis.
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I think what you've seen them do recently in the markets is what most of us learn doesn't ultimately work. But I think everyone has to figure that on their own.
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It's offensive to me to be called a cost cutter.
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