Banking Quotes

253 quotes by 196 authors

Higher education is the place where people who had big plans in high school get stuck in fierce rivalries with equally smart peers over conventional… — Peter Thiel
I am myself persuaded, on the basis of extensive study of the historical evidence, that... the severity of each of the contractions - 1920-21, 1929-33,… — Milton Friedman
Among the largest banks, the capital ratios remain good and I donâ€™t expect any serious problems . . . . among the large, internationally active… — Ben Bernanke
There's more honor in investment management than in investment banking. — Charlie Munger
A banking system is an act of faith: it survives only for as long as people believe it will. — Michael Lewis
There's no doubt about it. Arcadia is Tom Stoppard's richest, most ravishing comedy to date, a play of wit, intellect, language, brio and, new for… — Vincent Canby
Are there a lot of designers that matter? The industry hasnâ€™t got a litmus test any more. The whole thing has imploded. Watch it die,… — Louise Wilson
There's such a cynicism about the phrase 'I laughed all the way to the bank.' It's as though money is what you're doing, rather than… — Artie Shaw
There is a banking adage that if it's growing like a weed, it's a good chance that it's a weed. — Mark Zandi
When you own gold you're fighting every central bank in the world. That's because gold is a currency that competes with government currencies and has… — James Rickards
Banking is very good business if you don't do anything dumb. — Warren Buffett
Adventure is the life of commerce, but caution is the life of banking. — Walter Bagehot
Irrational lenders come and go - mostly they go! — John G. Stumpf
Being a [bank] director is like being a pilot of an aircraft - it's years of boredom and seconds of terror. — Moira Johnston
Banks have never made money in the history of banking, losing the equivalent of all their past profits periodically - while bankers strike it rich. — Nassim Nicholas Taleb
You don't run a business hoping you don't have a recession. — Jamie Dimon
Banks get in trouble for one reason: They make bad loans. — Carl Webb
When you're in a commodity business, the only way to thrive is to be a low-cost producer. And when you're selling money, you're in a… — Duff McDonald
In financial services, if you want to be the best in the industry, you first have to be the best in risk management and credit… — John G. Stumpf
In the simplest sense, the key to the performance of any traditional commercial bank ... is the profitability of the loans it makes. — Robert G. Wilmers

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