We have mountain of debt that isn't going away and all the problems are here to stay, and anybody who tells you that is a good thing ought to get out of the business of helping the government down the… — Rick Santelli Copy Share Image
Blame the Tea Party? Geez, no wonder Kerry did so well in an election. If it wasn't for the Tea Party, they would have passed the debt ceiling thumbs up; we would have been rated BBB. — 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. And in… — Rick Santelli 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 spend it.… — 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 banking side:… — Rick Santelli Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
The markets are the world's greatest Rubik's cube. And I love solving puzzles. — 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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
Around 1999, CNBC offered me a full-time post, and I'm the happiest I've ever been. — Rick Santelli Copy Share Image
