Credit Markets Quotes by Rick Santelli

We are a republic, very inefficient. If you want a really efficient form of government, you have a king or a dictator. And in…

— Rick Santelli

I personally think money in politics on any level is horrible. I'd like to see a set amount and have every candidate spend it.…

— Rick Santelli

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 banking side:…

— Rick Santelli

The last place I'm ever going to live or work is D.C.

— Rick Santelli

I come from immigrant grandparents. The country would not be what it is if it wasn't for the immigrants in this country.

— Rick Santelli

The markets are the world's greatest Rubik's cube. And I love solving puzzles.

— Rick Santelli

I've talked about commodity price volatility in the past: go back to the tape... I never said it was about inflation.

— Rick Santelli

There's hearings on everything. They're kabuki theater.

— Rick Santelli

In normal times, investors should pay more attention to the credit markets because it's the energy by which everything is driven. It's the oil…

— Rick Santelli

There's so much compromise in politics. I'm not a good compromiser.

— Rick Santelli

We now have the technology to pretty much hear everything. Can you imagine how our holiday dinners would be if every relative's entire conversations…

— Rick Santelli

Around 1999, CNBC offered me a full-time post, and I'm the happiest I've ever been.

— Rick Santelli

Many other states ultimately - they might not have the same balance sheet as Wisconsin - but collective bargaining from the federal level... these…

— Rick Santelli

No, traditions and norms aren't rules in the Constitution. There's a difference between a tradition and a law.

— Rick Santelli

I think we should all be proud that we are living in a country where we can question those we put in power because,…

— Rick Santelli