Quote

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.

Jamie Dimon

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

Jamie Dimon
Age: 68
Born: 1956
Born: March 13
Banker
Business Person
New York City
New York
James Dimon
James Jamie Dimon
Doesn
Going
Work
Redouble
Always
Babies
Like
Bunch
People
Cry
Baby
Effort

More quotes by Jamie Dimon

Image
I think if we had another set of policies for - not the crisis years, but after that, that we might be growing faster. But we didn't. And some of that was Republicans' [fault], by the way.
Jamie Dimon
Image
I believe it's a good thing that people say, Can we find a way to live together in peace? And they did, for the most part.
Jamie Dimon
Image
I am struck that so many of our leaders in the U.S. forget how strong our country can be.
Jamie Dimon
Image
More people are working, lending is up and savings are up. These are all positive signs for a strengthening economy.
Jamie Dimon
Image
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.
Jamie Dimon
Image
Wall Street gives money to both [Democrats and Republicans] because they want to be on the good side of whoever becomes president .
Jamie Dimon
Image
We take smaller companies and middle-sized companies, all around the world, and we do currency exchange for them we raise bonds and equities for them and we do inventory finance, trade finance, and custody of assets.
Jamie Dimon
Image
Companies are returning a lot of money to shareholders through dividends and buybacks. And a lot of people say that's not a good use of capital. I think that's normal reallocation of capital.
Jamie Dimon
Image
India is a huge democracy. Prime Minister [Narendra] Modi has ambitions to try to fix the infrastructure, the rules, taxes, education, and to lift up the Indian people. And we're hopeful that that's going to create positive momentum.
Jamie Dimon
Image
I do believe that some of these regulations made the markets more volatile, and it remains to be seen how bad that can be.
Jamie Dimon
Image
Usually, something that is fairly expected is already factored in. I also think that you have to think that America is raising rates because the economy is getting stronger.
Jamie Dimon
Image
That's probably good, all things being equal, for emerging markets, not bad, even though it may not be great for all their currencies.
Jamie Dimon
Image
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.
Jamie Dimon
Image
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.
Jamie Dimon
Image
If you have the choice, it's far better to say, That person has the job, and they really don't need that much of my oversight. Maybe they don't need any of it.
Jamie Dimon
Image
The term too big to fail must be excised from our vocabulary.
Jamie Dimon
Image
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.
Jamie Dimon
Image
I think the Republicans have really thoughtful financial policies, and I'm more in the middle on taxation.
Jamie Dimon
Image
We had a lot of gridlock on a lot of issues. But, the American system is pretty resilient.
Jamie Dimon
Image
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.
Jamie Dimon