A republic and a democracy are pretty much identical, pretty much on every level. — Rick Santelli Democracy Copy Share Image
People in charge of intelligence are political as well. — Rick Santelli Intelligence Copy Share Image
People with 401(k)s need to be very conservative. Picking bottoms should be for insiders and traders. — Rick Santelli Conservative Copy Share Image
One thing that served me well with clients was that you back your winners and you back your losers. — Rick Santelli Copy Share Image
I don't even look at gold as gold anymore. Gold is just another piece of paper. — Rick Santelli Copy Share Image
This is America. Dissenting voices will continue to voice their dissent. Because they've read the operating instructions for the United States of… — Rick Santelli America Copy Share Image
I don't believe anyone should ignore all the fires around you and stand pat and not worry about getting singed. — Rick Santelli Copy Share Image
While the vandals are on the street corners, the Tea Party conservatives, they're working state houses, the governorships, the mayorships, the Senate,… — Rick Santelli Copy Share Image
I remember I had a professor in college. I wrote a great paper. Could never please this guy. But it made me… — Rick Santelli Copy Share Image
I've talked about commodity price volatility in the past: go back to the tape... I never said it was about inflation. — Rick Santelli Customer Copy Share Image
When you are facing the wilderness on your own, you have a totally different attitude to someone who works in government or… — Rick Santelli Attitude Copy Share Image
This is America. And we've basically invented the computer, and we should invent ways to protect all those that use it. — Rick Santelli America Copy Share Image
I think it is a mistake for candidates, or once they get elected in office, to be dwelling too much on the… — Rick Santelli Copy Share Image
We are a republic, very inefficient. If you want a really efficient form of government, you have a king or a dictator.… — Rick Santelli Checks and balances Copy Share Image
I personally think money in politics on any level is horrible. I'd like to see a set amount and have every candidate… — Rick Santelli Copy Share Image
Believe me. When you're talking about trust in government, you're preaching to the choir, whether it's on the financial side, the central… — Rick Santelli Copy Share Image
Many of us, of course, have children, and I think that the type of country that we are going to leave in… — Rick Santelli Copy Share Image
I think many agree, being on the plan till 26, good idea; preexisting conditions, they all have a cost. So you have… — Rick Santelli Copy Share Image
Printing money - is it really the answer? ... If we just print a million dollars for every man, woman, and child… — Rick Santelli Country Copy Share Image
Look at the Weimar Republic and their hyperinflation in the early '20s. It didn't happen overnight. I've used the analogy, it's a… — Rick Santelli Copy Share Image
All the way back to 2010, the takeover of Congress, there is an unnerved part of the public that understands the history… — Rick Santelli Copy Share Image
What about stocks? You got to buy them. What if they break? You have to buy the dips. — Rick Santelli Copy Share Image
How many muni areas have actually defaulted, by the way? Just a question. — Rick Santelli Copy Share Image
The markets are the world's greatest Rubik's cube. And I love solving puzzles. — Rick Santelli Copy Share Image
Maybe we should shut Wall Street down for 24 hours, see how everybody who blames Wall Street for everything likes that. Maybe… — Rick Santelli Copy Share Image
I've said from day one, when Donald Trump gets in there, he's going to make an equal number of Republicans unhappy as… — Rick Santelli Day Copy Share Image
Many other states ultimately - they might not have the same balance sheet as Wisconsin - but collective bargaining from the federal… — Rick Santelli Balance Copy Share Image
We cannot collect enough taxes to catch up with spending. Do I know a solution? Not really. Do your politicians know a… — Rick Santelli Copy Share Image
I think we should all be proud that we are living in a country where we can question those we put in… — Rick Santelli Citizen Copy Share Image
It seems to me that any reason for people getting more active in running or taking part in politics and government I… — Rick Santelli Government Copy Share Image
If you read our Founding Fathers, people like Benjamin Franklin and Jefferson - what we're doing now in this country is making… — Rick Santelli Copy Share Image
I'm very happy at CNBC. It's the passion, it's the movement - there's a lot of moving parts. And spontaneous TV and… — Rick Santelli Copy Share Image
I started trading around 1979, fresh out of college. In the early '90s, I started guesting for major news media. — Rick Santelli College Copy Share Image
Our society, our culture - the greatness of America - goes hand-in-hand with energy, and our leaders need to wake up. We… — Rick Santelli America Copy Share Image
We need to understand that in the end, if we're going to make a positive difference in the future, we can't have… — Rick Santelli Election Copy Share Image
I think hacking's important. Most Americans should worry about it no matter what side of the aisle you're on. — Rick Santelli Cybersecurity Copy Share Image
When Target gets hacked, I don't hear people saying, 'Hey, was it Kohl's? Was it Wal-Mart?' It doesn't matter. There was a… — Rick Santelli Cybersecurity Copy Share Image
