I started trading around 1979, fresh out of college. In the early '90s, I started guesting for major news media. — Rick Santelli Copy Share Image
Look at the Weimar Republic and their hyperinflation in the early '20s. It didn't happen overnight. I've used the analogy, it's a lot like soybeans: you plant 'em, you wait. Conditions take some time. You need some sun; you need… — 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
