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> [I recall my dad saying about me once that the only time he'd ever heard me say 'never' was when I was asked if I'd had enough.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-diamond/i-recall-my-dad-saying-about-me-once-that-the-only-time-he-d-ever/)

[Bob Diamond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-diamond/)

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## More by Bob Diamond

> [I never set money as a goal. It was a result.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-diamond/i-never-set-money-as-a-goal-it-was-a-result/)

[Bob Diamond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-diamond/)

> [In our equities business, 49 of the 50 most important Lehman clients are back doing business with us. The flows are 75 to 80…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-diamond/in-our-equities-business-49-of-the-50-most-important-lehman-clients/)

[Bob Diamond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-diamond/)

> [Soon after the financial crisis of 2008, I was at a meeting in Washington with a group of U.S. senators. They had invited me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-diamond/soon-after-the-financial-crisis-of-2008-i-was-at-a-meeting-in/)

[Bob Diamond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-diamond/)

> [When the U.K. or U.S. government issues bonds to fund a deficit, the buyers are not solely in the U.K. or the U.S. -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-diamond/when-the-u-k-or-u-s-government-issues-bonds-to-fund-a-deficit-the/)

[Bob Diamond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-diamond/)

> [You shouldn't be trying to create a system where no bank fails, but you should be creating one that catches a bank and allows…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-diamond/you-shouldn-t-be-trying-to-create-a-system-where-no-bank-fails-but/)

[Bob Diamond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-diamond/)

> [Is it okay for a U.S. bank to pay a U.S. banker but not a U.K. bank to pay a U.S. banker?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-diamond/is-it-okay-for-a-u-s-bank-to-pay-a-u-s-banker-but-not-a-u-k-bank-to/)

[Bob Diamond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-diamond/)

> [If someone can't behave with their colleagues and can't be part of the culture, it doesn't matter how good they are at what they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-diamond/if-someone-can-t-behave-with-their-colleagues-and-can-t-be-part-of/)

[Bob Diamond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-diamond/)

> [I recall my dad saying about me once that the only time he'd ever heard me say 'never' was when I was asked if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-diamond/i-recall-my-dad-saying-about-me-once-that-the-only-time-he-d-ever/)

[Bob Diamond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-diamond/)

> [The ultimate arbiters of the models of banking and the management of banking are the investors. It's the shareholders.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-diamond/the-ultimate-arbiters-of-the-models-of-banking-and-the-management-of/)

[Bob Diamond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-diamond/)

> [Banks hold deposits and savings entrusted to them by individuals, by businesses, by governments and by central banks. They put that money to work,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-diamond/banks-hold-deposits-and-savings-entrusted-to-them-by-individuals-by/)

[Bob Diamond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-diamond/)

> [Finding the balance between making financial institutions safe and secure and also fostering economic growth and job creation is what we need. We need…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-diamond/finding-the-balance-between-making-financial-institutions-safe-and/)

[Bob Diamond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-diamond/)

> [My obligation is to the owners of Barclays, my shareholders. They hired me. People who criticise compensation for individuals in isolation at, say, BarCap,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-diamond/my-obligation-is-to-the-owners-of-barclays-my-shareholders-they-hired/)

[Bob Diamond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-diamond/)

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