I see the underlying economy as being very healthy.

I'm a straightforward person. I like to be direct with people.

I don't see (subprime mortgage market troubles) imposing a serious problem. I think it's going to be largely contained.

It's a safe banking system, a sound banking system. Our regulators are on top of it. This is a very manageable situation.

Our overriding goal in restructuring our financial architecture should be that taxpayers never again have to save a failing financial institution.

There's always light at the end of the tunnel, right? It just depends on how long the tunnel is.

I never once considered that it was appropriate to put taxpayer money on the line in resolving Lehman Brothers.

In just about every area of society, there's nothing more important than ethics.

Economic growth and environmental protection are not at odds. They're opposite sides of the same coin if you're looking at longer-term prosperity.

Every global concern - economic, environmental or security-related - can be addressed more effectively when the U.S. and China work together.

Regulation needs to catch up with innovation.

What little girls learn is not the desire for the other, but the desire to be desired.

You will miss a normal life while living a successful life, but not as much as the craving for a successful life while you were living a normal life.

Misfortune sprinkles ashes on the head of the man, but falls like dew on the heart of the woman, and brings forth [gems] of strength of which she herself had no conscious possession.

I am very bad at drawing. Seriously. I can draw shoes. That's about it.

The greatest violence is seeing a child go to bed hungry.

The devil comes to bring a fate you couldn't imagine in your wildest dream.

You can answer your own question. You already know the answer, if you can just gain access to it.

Don't let your sins turn into bad habits.

We've used derivatives for many, many years. I don't think derivatives are evil, per se, I think they are dangerous.

I had complete freedom. They [Netflix] knew roughly what I was doing.