Kenneth C. Griffin

If I could wave a magic wand, I'd break up the banking system.

— Kenneth C. Griffin

It's important for me to be No. 1.

— Kenneth C. Griffin

Don't act like a bank unless you are a bank. That was a really big lesson learned from 2008.

— Kenneth C. Griffin

I've often thought of successful entrepreneurs as individuals who have just the right expertise - at just the right moment - to…

— Kenneth C. Griffin

Risk is what you make of it.

— Kenneth C. Griffin

In our firm's earliest days, our understanding of the power of great software engineering and quantitative analytics helped Citadel stand out.

— Kenneth C. Griffin

When you read that UBS did not even view parts of its mortgage portfolio as having market risk, it becomes very obvious…

— Kenneth C. Griffin

It is incredible to come to work every day surrounded by individuals whose insights and efforts place us at the forefront of…

— Kenneth C. Griffin

Should we think about separating the investment banks from the commercial banks, a new Glass-Steagall? I would be really excited to see…

— Kenneth C. Griffin

Let me be clear: All I really care about is my kids know that their parents love them.

— Kenneth C. Griffin

There will come a time and place it will be appropriate for us to consider going public.

— Kenneth C. Griffin

Our financial markets work best when they are competitive, fair, and transparent.

— Kenneth C. Griffin

It is my hope that visitors, artists, and students from around the world will experience all that MoMA has to offer for…

— Kenneth C. Griffin

As Americans, I think we really believe that with the meritocracy that exists in our country, the equality of opportunity is so…

— Kenneth C. Griffin

Speaker Ryan's vision for a confident America, both at home and abroad, reflects his thoughtful leadership.

— Kenneth C. Griffin

I think if you look at the realm we're discussing, which is the political realm, I think it would be impossible to…

— Kenneth C. Griffin

I don't feel I'm at liberty to speak about the actions of any one CEO. That's not fair; given CEOs have duties…

— Kenneth C. Griffin

It drives people nuts that I take them to McDonald's all the time.

— Kenneth C. Griffin

I did not forsee a day where the government had to intervene to bail out basically everybody.

— Kenneth C. Griffin

So many of the great thought leaders that have shaped economics - Gary Becker, Milton Friedman - what an unbelievable success story…

— Kenneth C. Griffin

It's a winner-take-all world.

— Kenneth C. Griffin

Almost all politicians are able to have a great one-on-one meeting. But Im not interested in the candidate who can have a…

— Kenneth C. Griffin

My fantasy is to break up the big banks. I wish we would end 'too big to fail' in our banking system.

— Kenneth C. Griffin

We all know that great leaders can create great successes.

— Kenneth C. Griffin

We think that excellence in investing comes from focus.

— Kenneth C. Griffin