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Jamie Dimon says we should double down when a plan fails instead of crying like babies. He talks about creating jobs for kids, especially in places like the South Bronx, and notes that his firm hires people from both parties for business reasons. His tone stays optimistic while admitting every thing has downsides.

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It's great that people get together and collaborate, talk about the facts and the analysis, all in the interest of having a…

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People need to understand: Businesses are going to make mistakes. They shouldn't be shot and hung every time.

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It's moderate growth, with some parts of the world better than people think, and better than last year [2015].

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I agree with people who say we want more income equality; we want more consumer protection; and we want sounder banks. I…

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Companies are returning a lot of money to shareholders through dividends and buybacks. And a lot of people say that's not a…

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Among those people not graduating, there might be a Steve Jobs or Barack Obama. We'll never know.

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I speak to lots of people around the world, and no one would tell you that 25 basis points will make a…

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More people are working, lending is up and savings are up. These are all positive signs for a strengthening economy.

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If you talk to anyone involved in business - forget banks and big business - talk to small businesses - do it…

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People need to understand: Businesses are going to make mistakes. They shouldn't be shot and hung every time. We should apologize for…

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The real story in housing will be a recovery in the economy that will drive a recovery in housing, When people are…

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There are downsides to a lot of things. There are downsides to flying - people die every now and then. Do you…

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If you went to all those little towns in America, JPMorgan was there in good times and bad times, and, in fact,…

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It is vital for officials and regulators to have input from people within our businesses who understand the intricacies of how financial…

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They [Chinese] have very smart, experienced people. I don't want to paint them all with the same brush. There was a little…

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I'm a little bit of an eternal optimist. People always say to me, 'If you go do this and it fails, what…

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The best way to look at any business is from the standpoint of the clients. So there are these certain basic things…

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People thought they were going to make a lot of money. And then at one point, it got too hot, and the…

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I always tell people, "There's a book on everyone." I get some of that book before I do anything. If I want…

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I've always wanted to help build a better society and build a better company, and I always wanted a healthy, vibrant company,…

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Part of the concept of the euro zone was to establish a common market. The banks were going to bank across all…

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When people talk about people being left behind - middle wages have not gone up for years, and we should recognize that,…

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Now the Japanese companies are more focused on that. To have two independent directors - I think it's good to have outside…

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I don't buy this thing that our industry is responsible for all the ills of the world. We have great people at…

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Most decisions are not binary, and there are usually better answers waiting to be found if you do the analysis and involve…

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I think the free-enterprise system has been great for society. That doesn't mean it's completely perfect. And also, when people say capitalism,…

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We have a lot of people who are Republicans, a lot of people who are Democrats, and it's not just because of…

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People always say to me, "What if it doesn't work?" If it doesn't work, we redouble our effort. We're not going to…

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I have gotten disturbed at some of the Democrats' anti-business behavior, the sentiment, the attacks on work ethic and successful people. I…

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We don't think there are cases where people were evicted out of homes when they shouldn't have been.

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People and companies make mistakes. I guarantee we'll make a mistake next quarter. So what? Businesses make mistakes. Hopefully smaller, and fewer.

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I believe it's a good thing that people say, "Can we find a way to live together in peace?" And they did,…

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I've asked our people, "Why don't we just put a revolver on top of our basic loan?" Make it easier for the…

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After the tsunami in Japan, we were open for business. In fact, I flew there 10 days after the tsunami to show…

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The yen is trading where it's trading because people are guessing about people's future interest rates, dollar and yen and about the…

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When you leave people behind, and those people who are left behind, it's not their fault, it's the leaders of the institutions.…

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If you look at the banking business over many years, it's always been a huge user of technology. This has been going…

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That's my contribution - running a sound, healthy company that serves millions of customers well and employs hundreds of thousands of people.…

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I think one could argue that there's more political input into the regulatory side, and on the regulatory side there seem to…

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We got a lot of excellent people and businesses from Bear and WaMu. But Bear definitely was more painful. WaMu got us…

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People always say to me, "What if it doesn't work?" If it doesn't work, we redouble our effort. We're not going to cry like…

We've made a huge effort globally and in the US, in getting kids jobs. This is one piece. The South Bronx and inner-city schools…

You know, the benefit in life is to say, 'Maybe you made a mistake, let's dig deep.

JP Morgan always has higher capital liquidity, that is partially to make up for mistakes and problems and obviously its a tough economy. We…

Trade is very good for the country. It's very good for the GDP. It's good for wages, but it doesn't mean it's always good…

I've asked our people, "Why don't we just put a revolver on top of our basic loan?" Make it easier for the client.

As a matter of fact 25% of our U.S. investment banking business comes out of our commercial bank. So it's a competitive advantage for…

Not every company went bankrupt. Not every bank needed TARP [Troubled Asset Relief Program]. So I'm very proud that JPMorgan, throughout that time period,…

I do want the tax system to be efficient and be conducive to growth, which it is not.

There are parts [in Dodd-Frank] that I don't agree with. But, in total, it is what it is.

It's good for America when the rest of the world grows, because you can sell more to the rest of the world.

We had a lot of gridlock on a lot of issues. But, the American system is pretty resilient.