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You want banks to take some risk, but intelligent risk.

The fundamental problem with banks is what it's always been: they're in the business of banking, and banking, whether plain vanilla or incredibly sophisticated, is inherently risky.

I happen to know a bit about banking.

Banking's a sexy industry! Creative - it's dynamic, it's global, it's fast-moving, you bring a lot of talented people together!

At the heart of banking is a suicidal strategy. Banks take money from the public or each other on call, skim it for their own reward and then lock the rest up in volatile, insecure and illiquid loans that at times they cannot redeem without public aid.

I have nothing against investment banking, but it's like massaging money rather than creating money.

The banks are not lending, at least from what I see. They were so wild and reckless back in the good times that they got burned terribly.

Banks are run by executives, and executives protect themselves, and that does not always mean that banks are going to behave rationally.

Banking technology has made it simple and efficient to invest in good causes.

I sincerely believe... that banking establishments are more dangerous than standing armies.