Quotes by Henry Paulson

About Henry Paulson:

Henry Merritt is an American banker who served as the 74th United States Secretary of the Treasury. He had served as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Goldman Sachs, and is now chairman of the Paulson Institute at the University of Chicago, which he founded in 2011 to promote sustainable economic growth and a cleaner environment around the world, with an initial focus on the United States and China.
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If you've got a bazooka, and people know you've got it, you may not have to take it out.

Henry Paulson

In China, export lobbies have fought for policies that favor their interests and limit foreign competition.

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Many of the Western democracies - including the U.S. - have a problem that voters want benefits they don't want to pay for.

Henry Paulson

India is one of the world's largest and most peaceful states with advanced nuclear technologies and has been isolated from the rest of the world on nuclear issues.

Henry Paulson

For decades, Indians have immigrated to the United States, joined our communities, and raised their families while maintaining their cultural heritage.

Henry Paulson

The U.S. and China need to take steps - mostly individually, sometimes together - that will have the mutually beneficial effect of supporting and sustaining economic growth.

Henry Paulson

Foreclosure is to no one's benefit. I've heard estimates that mortgage investors lose 40 to 50 percent on their investment if it goes into foreclosure.

Henry Paulson

My preference is for the Federal Reserve to be the systemic risk regulator, because the responsibility for identifying and limiting potential problems is a natural complement to its role in monetary policy.

Henry Paulson

A state-based regulatory system is quite burdensome. It allows price controls to create market distortions. It can hinder development of national products and can directly impact the competitiveness of U.S. insurers.

Henry Paulson

When the economy is growing, there's a lot that can be done to deal with the deficit.

Henry Paulson

It is the policy of the federal government to use all resources at its disposal to make our financial system stronger.

Henry Paulson

As the Indian government has embraced greater economic openness, the creativity and expertise of the Indian workforce has been unleashed onto the world economic stage.

Henry Paulson

As I talk with the Chinese on currency, I encourage them to move much more quickly with opening up their capital markets to competition, because I don't believe the world is going to give them as much time as they would like.

Henry Paulson

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

Henry Paulson

India is a vibrant nation whose strength lies in its commitment to equal rights and to speech, religious and economic freedoms that enrich the lives of all citizens. India is not only the world's largest democracy; it is also a secular, pluralistic s...

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

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I've never been antiregulation. I've always believed that raw, unregulated capitalism doesn't work.

Henry Paulson

Author Bio

  • NameHenry Paulson
  • Description74th United States Secretary of the Treasury
  • BornMarch 28, 1946
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionBanker