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> [But in the financial markets, without proper institutional rules, there's the law of the jungle - because there's greed! There's nothing wrong with greed, per se. It's not that people are more greedy now than they were 20 years ago.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nouriel-roubini/but-in-the-financial-markets-without-proper-institutional-rules-there/)

[Nouriel Roubini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nouriel-roubini/)

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> [If we didn't have greed, market economies wouldn't be as innovative as they are. But in my view, greed has to be contained by the fear of losses, so there has to be a system where, if you take too…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nouriel-roubini/if-we-didn-t-have-greed-market-economies-wouldn-t-be-as-innovative-as/)

[Nouriel Roubini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nouriel-roubini/)

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## More by Nouriel Roubini

> [I am not going to say I told you so, but I did.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nouriel-roubini/i-am-not-going-to-say-i-told-you-so-but-i-did/)

[Nouriel Roubini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nouriel-roubini/)

> [The economic costs, the financial costs, the job losses, the income losses, the fiscal costs of bailing out financial system are becoming larger and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nouriel-roubini/the-economic-costs-the-financial-costs-the-job-losses-the-income/)

[Nouriel Roubini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nouriel-roubini/)

> [Technology is spurring innovation, and the so-called "demographic dividend" has brought change.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nouriel-roubini/technology-is-spurring-innovation-and-the-so-called-demographic/)

[Nouriel Roubini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nouriel-roubini/)

> [What is important to me is that when I write something, people listen to me. I provide my wisdom to people, whether they agree…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nouriel-roubini/what-is-important-to-me-is-that-when-i-write-something-people-listen/)

[Nouriel Roubini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nouriel-roubini/)

> [I believe investors should invest for the long run, so I don't buy and sell. I usually maintain the classic index of global equities,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nouriel-roubini/i-believe-investors-should-invest-for-the-long-run-so-i-don-t-buy-and/)

[Nouriel Roubini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nouriel-roubini/)

> [The Treasury plan is a disgrace: a bailout of reckless bankers, lenders and investors that provides little direct debt relief to borrowers and financially…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nouriel-roubini/the-treasury-plan-is-a-disgrace-a-bailout-of-reckless-bankers-lenders/)

[Nouriel Roubini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nouriel-roubini/)

> [I love and collect contemporary art and go to all the art fairs. I love Damien Hirst and Matthew Barney. I grew up in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nouriel-roubini/i-love-and-collect-contemporary-art-and-go-to-all-the-art-fairs-i/)

[Nouriel Roubini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nouriel-roubini/)

> [I think it's true that the 1 Percent or the elite are living in a world of, maybe, excessive privilege, and they don't fully…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nouriel-roubini/i-think-it-s-true-that-the-1-percent-or-the-elite-are-living-in-a/)

[Nouriel Roubini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nouriel-roubini/)

> [Celebrity has become a burden. There are more demands on your time. People think it is glamorous to fly places. But it is not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nouriel-roubini/celebrity-has-become-a-burden-there-are-more-demands-on-your-time/)

[Nouriel Roubini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nouriel-roubini/)

> [No country can be complacent in making sure that excessive debt of the household doesn't create excesses and weaknesses in the financial system. Everything…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nouriel-roubini/no-country-can-be-complacent-in-making-sure-that-excessive-debt-of/)

[Nouriel Roubini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nouriel-roubini/)

> [Once you run current-account deficits, you depend on the kindness of strangers. This might be the beginning of the end of the American empire.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nouriel-roubini/once-you-run-current-account-deficits-you-depend-on-the-kindness-of/)

[Nouriel Roubini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nouriel-roubini/)

> [I am quite international. My background, born in Turkey. My family is a Jewish family from Iran, so I went from Turkey to Iran…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nouriel-roubini/i-am-quite-international-my-background-born-in-turkey-my-family-is-a/)

[Nouriel Roubini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nouriel-roubini/)

> [But in the financial markets, without proper institutional rules, there's the law of the jungle - because there's greed! There's nothing wrong with greed,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nouriel-roubini/but-in-the-financial-markets-without-proper-institutional-rules-there/)

[Nouriel Roubini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nouriel-roubini/)

> [For me, geopolitical issues are becoming more important, because how can you understand economy if you don't understand geopolitics? People think economists just deal…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nouriel-roubini/for-me-geopolitical-issues-are-becoming-more-important-because-how/)

[Nouriel Roubini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nouriel-roubini/)

> [I think globalization actually maintains and fosters various elements of national and cultural identities. I don't think everything is being homogenized. If anything, your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nouriel-roubini/i-think-globalization-actually-maintains-and-fosters-various-elements/)

[Nouriel Roubini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nouriel-roubini/)

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