Customer Quotes · Page 179

Rather than engage in the sort of selective retention that so many investors tend to do and pretend mistakes never happened, I…

— Barry Ritholtz

“Selling is the art of asking the right questions to get the minor yeses that allow you to lead your prospect to…

— Tom Hopkins

“Long Beach Savings was the first existing bank to adopt what was called the “originate and sell” model. This proved such a…

— Michael Lewis

The Treasury's plan has little for those outside of the financial industry. It is aimed at rescuing the same financial institutions that…

— Richard Shelby

Our theory is, if you need the user to tell you what you're selling, then you don't know what you're selling, and…

— Marissa Mayer

I've got to say our banking system is a safe and a sound one. And since the days when we've had federal…

— Henry Paulson

Forgive me, I must start by pointing out that three years after our horrific financial crisis caused by financial fraud, not a…

— Charles Ferguson

In the finance world, we used to spend all of our time looking backwards, reporting on what happened. Can I book it?…

— Safra A. Catz

“This was classic regulatory arbitrage. Bank managers were not unaware of the risks they courted. Wall Street has simply never kowtowed to…

— Danielle DiMartino Booth

I invested in many companies, and I'm happy this one worked. This is capitalism. You invest in stock, it goes up, it…

— Terry McAuliffe

You know you're gonna have failures, there's no way to avoid it. Especially if you're an entrepreneur, if you're doing something new,…

— Trip Hawkins

I want the definition of startup back. To be used by anybody who is willing to take the risk to quit their…

— Mark Suster

It took us months of buying all the Coke stock we could to accumulate $1 billion worth - equal to 7% of…

— Charlie Munger

Bobby and I went through some old questionnaires about customer requirements for languages, then we compiled a new one and sent it…

— James Frank

What we have found over the years in the marketplace is that derivatives have been an extraordinarily useful vehicle to transfer risk…

— Alan Greenspan

We only hear success stories. You don't hear about the hundreds and hundreds - the overwhelming majority that don't go anywhere. This…

— Kumail Nanjiani

If you are a large company and you want to do something unique, you almost by definition have to tap onto the…

— Scott D. Anthony

Men who can both be right and sit tight are uncommon. I found it one of the hardest things to learn. But…

— Jesse Lauriston Livermore

The most successful entrepreneurs tell you they have a great team. Lots of small-business owners let ego get in the way. Many…

— Bill Rancic

Well, Mark, I led the charge for five or six years to get reforms for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. I was…

— J. C. Watts

“P&G, Mars, Kellogg’s, Gillette and Coca-Cola all refuse private label contracts, while, on the other hand, Unilever, PepsiCo, Nestlé, Heinz, Playtex, Ralston…

— Greg Thain

“Less successful sellers rush through the Investigating stage; as a result, they don't do such an effective j ob of uncovering, understanding,…

— Anonymous

The Fed has a lot of power in the economy because it has a big impact on the supply and cost of…

— Gerald Epstein

As we talk about devices, you should never forget that behind every one there is a person - a customer. It“s not…

— Marc Benioff

Don't try to be all things to all people. Concentrate on selling something unique that you know there is a need for,…

— Lillian Vernon

If you're saving for the long run, it's actually a good thing when the market is down because the more shares you…

— Suze Orman

“Teamconcurs is one of the most leading professional investment advisory firms providing the best financial planning services to investors. We have top…

— Teamconcurs

“Publicly traded companies die through acquisitions, mergers, and bankruptcies at the same rate regardless of how well established they are or what…

— Geoffrey West

“Banks traditionally profited by capturing the difference between the interest rate at which they made loans and what it cost them to…

— Danielle DiMartino Booth

I'm making a case against how money managers are handling customers' money. The objective of the customer is not being met if…

— Michael Lee-Chin

My concern as a citizen and as a money manager is, Oh my God, at what point does a 'whoa' moment happen…

— Paul Singer

I mean, everyone agrees with stress tests for banks. I mean that's clear. But banks should do that on their own. And…

— Arthur Laffer

The good news is that a competitive dollar in the global market and a strong dollar at home are compatible in both…

— Martin Feldstein

“VC bias toward swinging for the fences means companies that could have exited easily in the $20 to 30 million range will…

— Basil Peters

It's best if you assess the emotional benefits of an upcoming situation before you make a move. Sure, the short-term gain seems…

— Anonymous

Normally I would not recommend a book that tells you how to make money in the stock market. Most of these books…

— Gavyn Davies

“What have you learned about shopping momentum? Fader: The idea here is that as more purchases are made, everything in the store…

— Herb Sorensen

Capital market liberalization includes freeing up deposit and lending rates, opening up the market to foreign banks, and removing restrictions on capital…

— Joseph Stiglitz

I don't think there's anything inherently wrong with a bank being big. In fact, there are some good arguments about universality of…

— Wilbur Ross

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