We're very important. We help companies to grow by helping them to raise capital. Companies that grow create wealth. This, in turn, allows people to have jobs that create more growth and more wealth. It's a virtuous cycle. We have a social purpose.
The moment I feel the most vulnerable is when I feel the most comfortable.
We didn't limit what we thought could go wrong to what had gone wrong recently. We tried to think about what could go wrong that hadn't gone wrong recently.
Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. But having said that, I don't know anyone who's happy who doesn't have a level of success.
I grew up in public housing. I believe in the institutions of this country. But I also believe that institutions have to earn trust, and that trust has to be maintained.