I've been telling anyone willing to listen that banks have a tendency to sit on time bombs while convincing themselves that they… — Nassim Nicholas Taleb Copy Share Image
Tree roots hold river banks together and stop the wind blowing soil away, there are many creatures that live in woods and… — Clive Anderson Copy Share Image
“I never keep my money in just one bank. They can disappear overnight and it can be a long time before you… — Steven Magee Copy Share Image
“Letting the banks go bust instead of perpetually bailing them out is the right way to go.Iceland Did It Right; All others… — Ziad K. Abdelnour Copy Share Image
We need to think deeply about whether we can sustain banks that are not only too big to fail, but potentially too… — George Osborne Copy Share Image
“The kind of data and the data-analytical perspective privy to banks is quite unique to banks.” — Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr, CEO of Mayflower-Plymouth Copy Share Image
Commercial banks are very good for certain businesses, like loans and guarding other people's money. They're not great investors or entrepreneurs. — John Gutfreund Copy Share Image
And many of the people who buy or found banks have had no experience in banking at all. If they can learn… — Penny Lernoux Copy Share Image
And the banks - hard to believe in a time when we're facing a banking crisis that many of the banks created… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The wealthy have installed their slaves in the highest spheres of the state. The banks are privately owned. They are concerned solely… — Stephane Hessel Copy Share Image
By fostering the economic health and vitality of local communities throughout the country, community banks play a central role in our national… — Jerome Powell Copy Share Image
If the big banks expect to buy influence when they give money to favored think tanks, then the public has a right… — Elizabeth Warren Copy Share Image
In China, remember, the the banks are arms of state policy. They loan because the local party official or regional party official… — James Chanos Copy Share Image
The biggest profit center for investment banks is the hefty fees they charge for underwriting stock offerings and giving financial advice, and… — Alex Berenson Copy Share Image
When they told me there would be a statue erected at Wrigley Field, I was happy with that. I know there will… — Billy Williams Copy Share Image
Taxpayers have put more than $24 trillion on the line to resuscitate Wall Street after the economic meltdown of last year. With… — Maria Cantwell Copy Share Image
Forget about banks that are too big to fail; the focus should be on cities, municipalities and countries that are too big… — Andrew Ross Sorkin Copy Share Image
“Money is a servant to politicians and the country. But, if the politicians and the country become the servant of the money,… — Oliver Kemper Copy Share Image
Capping the size of American banks won't eliminate the needs of big businesses; it will force them to turn to foreign banks… — Jamie Dimon Copy Share Image
Central banks need to be able to buy bonds if there are short-term malfunctions of the markets. But buying bonds without differentiation… — Lars Feld Copy Share Image
“Banking is transforming. What a bank will be in 2030 is going to be significantly different from what a bank has been… — Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr, CEO of Mayflower-Plymouth Copy Share Image
I am pleased to be part of Promontory's steady efforts to assist banks and other financial firms in meeting legal and regulatory… — Laurence D. Fink Copy Share Image
If you think too-big-to-fail banks are not worthy of investment because of their impossible-to-read balance sheets, well then, don't buy them. — Barry Ritholtz Copy Share Image
In the 1970s, New York City avoided bankruptcy because wise political leaders like Gov. Hugh L. Carey believed both in strong labor… — Felix Rohatyn Copy Share Image
I hate banks. They do nothing positive for anybody except take care of themselves. They're first in with their fees and first… — Earl Warren Copy Share Image
“Taking in money, banks were like industrial vacuum cleaners. Giving it out, they were clogged faucets. Heather” — Dean Koontz Copy Share Image
“What businesses need from a bank is significantly different from what individuals need from a bank.” — Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr, CEO of Mayflower-Plymouth Copy Share Image
As American citizens, if you believe all banks were bailed out, you would hate banks. I would, too. — Jamie Dimon Copy Share Image
Yes, some banks will only float good companies. But others could not give two hoots if you have a business, a business… — Mark Getty Copy Share Image
I think we're in the take-the-money-and-run stage of the economy. So the banks may go under, but the bankers, who make the… — Michael Hudson Copy Share Image
It is a well known urban myth that the French don't trust banks and store their money under their mattress. It's not… — Janine di Giovanni Copy Share Image
Often you see big companies, big banks who are eager to embrace crushing regulatory burdens because they drive up everyone's costs. — Ted Cruz Copy Share Image
When I was young, I thought banks were there to protect the assets of people who had justified concerns, because of their… — Herve Falciani Copy Share Image
We've got to make greedy banks pass on interest rate cuts in full, and we've got to see rents coming down. — Jasmine Guinness Copy Share Image
It's a good idea to revitalize community colleges, to cut back, to modify the student loan program so it doesn't go through… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
Banks have a new image. Now you have 'a friend,' your friendly banker. If the banks are so friendly, how come they… — Alan King Copy Share Image
My life started on the banks of the Boyne in County Meath. Navan is the name of the town; only me, Mom,… — Pierce Brosnan Copy Share Image
We need to change how we run banks. We need to change the culture. If we get it right, we can have… — Ana Patricia Botin Copy Share Image
I like banks because they keep my money safe, but I don't want to talk about banks 12 times a year. — Carol Bartz Copy Share Image
I think Dodd-Frank has contributed to a concentration of banking assets in the hands of a small number of banks. — Mitt Romney Copy Share Image
