John Thain quotes

John Thain quotes

last updated: November 28, 2023

“Regulators are in the best position to regulate when they are intimately knowledgeable about the activities they are regulating.”
-- John Thain

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“Over time, all of the markets should be combined.”
-- John Thain

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“I think there will be linkages between the U.S. and Europe and I think there will be linkages between the U.S. and Asia; that is probably a little further off.”
-- John Thain

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“To model correctly one tranche of one CDO took about three hours on one of the fastest computers in the United States. There is no chance that pretty much anybody understood what they were doing with these securities. Creating things that you don't understand is really not a good idea no matter who owns it.”
-- John Thain

Source : "John Thain Admits He Didn't Understand Merrill's Risks" by John Carney, www.businessinsider.com. October 07, 2009,.

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“In a late-night monologue, it's not just about being funny; you have to come off as knowledgeable. You have to cultivate a persona of trust and intelligence and likeability.”
“There are a lot of directors who are knowledgeable about images, and others who aren't.”
“Much of the fear of doing something wrong vanishes when we are knowledgeable about what we are doing.”

Source : "Helping People Doctor Themselves". Interview with Richard A. Passwater, wholefoodsmagazine.com. January 18, 2013.
“Al [Michaels] is inquisitive, knowledgeable, and incredibly well-prepared. I don't know what his IQ is, but it's probably only a couple of points lower than mine.”
“Positioning is how you differentiate yourself in the mind of the prospect. That is, you position the product in the mind of the prospect.”

Source : Al Ries, Jack Trout (2000). “Positioning: The Battle for Your Mind, 20th Anniversary Edition”, p.3, McGraw Hill Professional
“I'm in the lucky position financially where I don't have to do things I don't want to do.”

Source : "Amanda Holden: 'I'm not the slapper the press portrayed me as'". Interview With Lisa O'Kelly, www.theguardian.com. April 30, 2011.
“There's this privileged position of being an artist where you can do things on a more experimental nature simply to see what happens.”
“Ive been blessed to be in a position to share (my experiences).”
“Snobbery is the pride of those who are not sure of their position.”
“'I don't know' is my favorite position.”

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