Jamie Dimon Quotes

“Acting like everyone who's been successful is bad and because you're rich you're bad, I don't understand it.”

“All businesses tend to pass costs onto customers.”

“America has the best hand ever dealt to any country on this planet, ever. Yes, we have problems, but you travel around the world, you'll see we have it all.”

“Among those people not graduating, there might be a Steve Jobs or Barack Obama. We'll never know.”

“Businesses can be opaque. They are complex. You don't know how aircraft engines work either.”

“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.”

“Davos is where billionaires tell millionaires what the middle class feels.”

“If you want to be a winner, compare yourself to the best and acknowledge that will never happen without hard work.”

“It's good for America when the rest of the world grows, because you can sell more to the rest of the world.”

“Just because you have a good hand today doesn't mean it's good tomorrow.”

“No one can forecast the economy with certainty.”

“People and companies make mistakes. I guarantee we'll make a mistake next quarter. So what? Businesses make mistakes. Hopefully smaller, and fewer.”

“People need to understand: Businesses are going to make mistakes. They shouldn't be shot and hung every time.”

“Remember that banks aren't markets. The market is amoral. The market doesn't care who you are. You're a trade to the market. The market will sell you if they think you're riskier.”

“Some things never change – there will be another crisis, and its impact will be felt by the financial markets.”

“The best way to look at any business is from the standpoint of the clients.”

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

“When the government gets involved in pricing, I don't think it's the right way to look at a business.”

“You can compromise without violating your principles, but it is nearly impossible to compromise when you turn principles into ideology.”

“You don't run a business hoping you don't have a recession.”