Preet Bharara Quotes

Unfortunately, from what I can see from my vantage point as the U.S. Attorney here, illegal insider trading is rampant and may even be on the rise.

Securities fraud generally and insider trading in particular should be eminently deterrable crimes.

I wanted to be a prosecutor - a criminal lawyer - because there's nowhere where the stakes are higher, where you can wake up every day and believe in what you're doing.

I just want to apologize in advance that I don’t have enough subpoenas for all of you.

History has shown that one cannot legislate a culture of integrity. And yet, one of the paramount responsibilities and challenges of corporate leadership is to ensure such a culture.

I don't get paid to serve the president. I get paid to serve the public and what I think is in the interest of justice, no matter who the president is.

I don't eat green things, no vegetables.

I'm a big fan of meat.

In some respects, inside information is a form of financial steroid. It is unfair: it is offensive; it is unlawful; and it puts a black mark on the entire enterprise.

I don't like coffee but I need caffeine.

I have come to really love the sound of nervous laughter.

As the United States attorney in Manhattan, I have come to worry about few things as much as the gathering cyber threat.

I eat almost no lunch. I have a big dinner but I don't have a big lunch.

Businesses should be assured that law enforcement will operate with the utmost sensitivity toward victims of cyber attacks.