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I never cared about money. When I was at school, I never wanted a car. I was focused on sports, studies, camping, being outdoors. Henry Paulson

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I prefer to work at the policy level, on trying to fix flawed government policies. Henry Paulson

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Every American business, from the biggest companies to small hardware companies, need money to flow through the system not only to create new jobs but to sustain existing jobs. Henry Paulson

I was secretary of the Treasury in 2008. In that role, I had the privilege to work with many talented men and women in government and the private sector who labored to pull our nation back from the brink of disaster. Henry Paulson

An AIG failure would have been devastating to the financial system and to the economy. Henry Paulson

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I will never apologize for changing the approach or strategy when the facts change. Henry Paulson

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America is the land of opportunity. We need to be vigilant in ensuring that each and every American has the opportunity to acquire the skills to compete and to see those skills rewarded in the marketplace. Henry Paulson

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To restore confidence in our markets and our financial institutions so they can fuel continued growth and prosperity, we must address the underlying problem. The federal government must implement a program to remove these illiquid assets that are weighing down our financial institutions and threatening our economy. Henry Paulson

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The financial security of all Americans - their retirement savings, their home values, their ability to borrow for college, and opportunities for more and higher-paying jobs - depends on our ability to restore our financial institutions to sound footing. Henry Paulson

We must limit the perception that some institutions are either too big or too interconnected to fail. Henry Paulson

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The income disparity is a huge issue. And I think that the only solution to this - there is no easy solution - are fundamental changes. That the world is changing quicker than our policies are changing. And we need the kinds of policies that will let us have a competitive economy going forward. Henry Paulson

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The country is polarized. And I think part of it - it is not just social media. We get our facts from different places. People self-select with so many different cable channels and so many sources. I think that is a huge problem. Henry Paulson

I don't take lightly ever putting the taxpayer on the line to support an institution. Henry Paulson

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Xi Jinping is a very strong and ambitious leader who is looking to make a lot of changes in China. He is not looking to follow a Western model based on universal suffrage. That is for sure. Henry Paulson

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I think it is asking a lot for regulators to be perfect - because they won't be. Henry Paulson

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I see nothing easy in Washington. I see either analytically simple things that are politically complex or those that are politically complex and analytically complex. I mean, look at immigration reform, you know? It is, I think, analytically easy, but politically very, very complex and very difficult. Henry Paulson

I've got to say our banking system is a safe and a sound one. And since the days when we've had federal deposit insurance in place, we haven't had a depositor who's got less than $100,000 in an account lose a penny. So the American people can be very, very confident about their accounts in our banking system. Henry Paulson

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Until we stem the housing correction, until the biggest part of that is behind us and we have more stability in housing prices, we're going to continue to have turmoil in the financial markets. Henry Paulson

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I want to remind you of one thing, which is, when I look around the world and look at the long-term economic fundamentals we have in this country, I think they compare favorably with what I see in any major developed country in the world. Henry Paulson

I've long believed the environmental issue is an economic issue and a political issue. The three are entwined. You can't build prosperity on any basis other than a long-term basis, and you can't do that if you don't have a healthy environment. Henry Paulson

Every good businessman or woman carefully analyzes all the available facts before making a decision. Henry Paulson

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