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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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Jamie Dimon
Age: 68
Born: 1956
Born: March 13
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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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If you went to all those little towns in America, JPMorgan was there in good times and bad times, and, in fact, helped a lot of people through the tough times. And we know that's when they need us the most.
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We represent companies from around the world who say, I want to look at Japanese companies. I want to invest in Japan.
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Manipulating currencies is when you're going into the marketplace and buying something in large amounts to depress the value of the currency.
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We invested in the downturn and we never stopped serving our clients.
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We do all that [ represent companies], because we have a lot of research in Japanese companies, and that research educates investors around the world. It allows us to sell stocks and bonds in Japanese companies.
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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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Good regulation should be conducive to business and to customer protection.
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I am struck that so many of our leaders in the U.S. forget how strong our country can be.
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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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It's offensive to me to be called a cost cutter.
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