Jamie Dimon Quotes & Sayings

“Companies that grow for the sake of growth or that expand into areas outside their core business strategy often stumble. On the other hand, companies that build scale for the benefit of their customers and shareholders more often succeed over time.”

“It is vital for officials and regulators to have input from people within our businesses who understand the intricacies of how financial markets operate and the consequences of certain policy decisions.”

“If business doesn't thrive, it hurts America. We need improved relations, more collaboration, more thought and more consistency as we go about trying to make sure we have the best country in the world. Not scapegoating and finger-pointing.”

“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 it's a tough economy. We support an oversight committee, we supported some of the compensation, new compensation rules, though we already follow most of them. We support a lot of it.”

“Economies of scale are a good thing. If we didn't have them, we'd still be living in tents and eating buffalo.”

“I am struck that so many of our leaders in the U.S. forget how strong our country can be.”

“The government has the right to change laws and rules and regulations.”

“You cannot prove this in real time, but when economists 20 years from now write a book on the recovery, it may well be entitled, 'It could have been much better.'”

“The term 'too big to fail' must be excised from our vocabulary.”