Robert Rubin Quotes

#1. I agree with what the Chairman Greenspan said whatever it is that he did say.

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#2. To be manager of the Yankees under the malevolent dictatorship of George Steinbrenner is like being married to Zsa Zsa Gabor - the union is short and sweet.

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#3. I don't have a distaste for ambiguity, in fact, ambiguity is what I think life is all about.

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#4. In terms of myself, I said from the very beginning that I wanted to work in the management of Citigroup and I didn't want to be a CEO, ... That's not what I want to do with myself at the moment.

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#5. The only certainty is that there is no certainty.

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#6. All of us as consumers have gotten spoiled, ... We expect customized goods and services at commodity prices. The only way we can do that is to cut the fat out of our price structure.

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#7. We do not face a choice between protecting our environment or protecting our economy. We face a choice between protecting our economy by protecting our environment - or allowing environmental havoc to create economic havoc.

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#8. We simply cannot afford any further delay in providing the IMF with the resources it requires to help contain the threat of further financial and political instability around the world.

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#9. We do not view 2005 to be a clean operating year, and the positives of beating expectations are offset by guidance moving around.

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#10. Rigor is always appropriate when investing in markets, whatever the ultimate conclusions may be.

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#11. First, the only certainty is that there is no certainty. Second, every decision as a consequence is a matter of weighing probabilities. Third, despite uncertainty we must decide and we must act. And lastly we need to judge decisions not only on the results, but how those decisions were made.

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#12. Condoms aren't completely safe. A friend of mine was wearing one and got hit by a bus.

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#13. I think it could have real changing effects on the financial markets of our country, it could cause investors to think more about real rates of return and that in turn could spawn new kinds of products,

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