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> [I think what we have to do is figure out how to make sure we get the benefits of improved technology and yet cope with the dislocation that it will inevitably produce in certain industries.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wilbur-ross/i-think-what-we-have-to-do-is-figure-out-how-to-make-sure-we-get-the/)

[Wilbur Ross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wilbur-ross/)

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> [Regulations don't solve things. Supervision solves things. If we could figure out that the subprime thing was a train wreck that was coming, where were the regulators?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wilbur-ross/regulations-don-t-solve-things-supervision-solves-things-if-we-could/)

[Wilbur Ross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wilbur-ross/)

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## Other authors on Figure

## More by Wilbur Ross

> [The E.U., China, and Japan all talk free trade, and they all practice protectionism.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wilbur-ross/the-e-u-china-and-japan-all-talk-free-trade-and-they-all-practice/)

[Wilbur Ross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wilbur-ross/)

> [There's trade, there's sensible trade, and there's dumb trade.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wilbur-ross/there-s-trade-there-s-sensible-trade-and-there-s-dumb-trade/)

[Wilbur Ross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wilbur-ross/)

> [We're in a trade war. We've been in a trade war for decades. That's why we have the deficit.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wilbur-ross/we-re-in-a-trade-war-we-ve-been-in-a-trade-war-for-decades-that-s-why/)

[Wilbur Ross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wilbur-ross/)

> [Everybody talks about tariffs as the first thing. Tariffs are the last thing. Tariffs are part of the negotiation. The real trick is going…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wilbur-ross/everybody-talks-about-tariffs-as-the-first-thing-tariffs-are-the-last/)

[Wilbur Ross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wilbur-ross/)

> [We'll be aggressive on trade because we know that deals that have been made historically have resulted in the great loss of manufacturing jobs,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wilbur-ross/we-ll-be-aggressive-on-trade-because-we-know-that-deals-that-have/)

[Wilbur Ross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wilbur-ross/)

> [If people know you have the big bazooka, you probably don't have to use it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wilbur-ross/if-people-know-you-have-the-big-bazooka-you-probably-don-t-have-to/)

[Wilbur Ross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wilbur-ross/)

> [The United States is the least protectionist country in the world but has the largest trade deficit, while other countries are highly protectionist and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wilbur-ross/the-united-states-is-the-least-protectionist-country-in-the-world-but/)

[Wilbur Ross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wilbur-ross/)

> [Banking, I would argue, is the most heavily regulated industry in the world. Regulations don't solve things. Supervision solves things.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wilbur-ross/banking-i-would-argue-is-the-most-heavily-regulated-industry-in-the/)

[Wilbur Ross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wilbur-ross/)

> [Barring some national security concern, I see no valid reason to keep peer-reviewed research from the public. To be clear, by 'peer review,' I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wilbur-ross/barring-some-national-security-concern-i-see-no-valid-reason-to-keep/)

[Wilbur Ross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wilbur-ross/)

> [China is the most protectionist country of the very large countries. They talk more about free trade than they actually practice.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wilbur-ross/china-is-the-most-protectionist-country-of-the-very-large-countries/)

[Wilbur Ross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wilbur-ross/)

> [I believe in the two-party system.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wilbur-ross/i-believe-in-the-two-party-system/)

[Wilbur Ross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wilbur-ross/)

> [Ships are a strange kind of commodity because they're very lumpy, very big individual units, but they're commodities.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wilbur-ross/ships-are-a-strange-kind-of-commodity-because-they-re-very-lumpy-very/)

[Wilbur Ross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wilbur-ross/)

> [We think, over the long term, the real key to value of a bank is does it have true deposits from true long-term customers?…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wilbur-ross/we-think-over-the-long-term-the-real-key-to-value-of-a-bank-is-does/)

[Wilbur Ross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wilbur-ross/)

> [I'm a very big proponent of cloud. We've used it a lot in private sector, and as far as we can tell, it is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wilbur-ross/i-m-a-very-big-proponent-of-cloud-we-ve-used-it-a-lot-in-private/)

[Wilbur Ross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wilbur-ross/)

> [I think partly the decline in the peso was due to worry about renegotiation of NAFTA, but I think we also need to think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wilbur-ross/i-think-partly-the-decline-in-the-peso-was-due-to-worry-about/)

[Wilbur Ross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wilbur-ross/)

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