Lloyd Blankfein : (3)

" Growth requires risk-taking. If you want to dampen risk and make sure you never have a problem, you do so, but that also will have an effect on growth. This is a decision that doesn’t necessarily belong to financial institutions. It belongs to regulators and legislators who represent the body politic. " - Lloyd Blankfein

" I remember, my first job when I got my working papers at 13 was as a vendor at Yankee Stadium – the old Yankee Stadium, with very steep stairs in the upper decks. It was all commission-based. And I think a soft drink was 25 cents, and I think you got a 10 percent or 11 percent commission. " - Lloyd Blankfein

" I’d say if you wanted to forestall bad events, the best thing to do is anticipate them and try to correct them before they get close. " - Lloyd Blankfein