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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.

Jamie Dimon

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Jamie Dimon
Age: 68
Born: 1956
Born: March 13
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We invested in the downturn and we never stopped serving our clients.
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Dodd-Frank is 2,000 pages long. It covers thousands of rules, regulations, interpretations and things like that.
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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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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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