Quotes from Kenneth C. Griffin

Those who have enjoyed the benefits of our system more than ever now owe a duty to protect the system that has created the greatest nation on this planet.

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

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

The success story at Citadel has been written by a number of people who have backgrounds from the University of Chicago.

Business is business. I don't manufacture cars, but we do manufacture money.

I'm the CEO; I'm the one who should be looking out for risk.

I am supporting many Republican candidates who embrace the principles and policies set forth in Speaker Ryan's vision and who are committed to moving our country forward on the right path.

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

We don't have a good legal justification for breaking up the banking system. But if I could wave a magic wand, I'd break up the banking system.

We're going through a period of retrenchment as the dynamics of the playing field are changing.

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

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

It is not my belief that we need greater government regulation of hedge funds with respect to the systemic risk they create.

Almost all politicians are able to have a great one-on-one meeting. But I'm not interested in the candidate who can have a great meeting. I'm interested in the person who can make the right decisions.

When you read that UBS did not even view parts of its mortgage portfolio as having market risk, it becomes very obvious that a number of firms were not dotting the i's and crossing the t's when it comes to risk management.

I am proud to support the incredible economics department at the University of Chicago.

When a company creates a product that directly or indirectly adversely impacts the health of people, that product must be regulated. The process by which it's created must be regulated. No company has the right to injure people. No company.

Blockchain's a very interesting technology that will have some very profound applications for society over the years to come.

I want tension in my business. Tension creates change. Change is necessary to evolve and prosper. I am never satisfied.

As an industry, we have a responsibility to manage risk in a way that is prudent.

The resources at Harvard - its professors, our fellow students, the libraries, its alumni - created for me the opportunity to pursue my passions in finance.

If you look at Citadel today, that's really - the founding principle of the firm is a real pursuit of talent, a pursuit of people who have a passion for finance, and a pursuit of individuals who make good decisions day in and day out.

As Americans, I think we really believe that with the meritocracy that exists in our country, the equality of opportunity is so important to the foundation of our culture and our society.

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