Top Banking Quotes And Sayings Every Bankers Must Know!

“A great business at a fair price is better than a good business at a great price.” – Charlie Munger

“Banking is necessary, Banks are not.” – Bill Gates

“The banking system is the most important and indispensable part of the economy for any country.”

“Good banks are made not by good laws, but by good bankers.” – Hartley Withers

“I think banking is the most regulated industry in the world.”

“Banking is a branch of the information business.” – Walter Wriston

“A bank is a place that will lend you money if you can prove that you don’t need it.” – Bob Hope

“At its core, banking is not simply about profit, but about personal relationships.” – Felix Rohatyn

“Banking technology has made it simple and effective to invest in good causes.”

“Adventurous is the life of commerce, but caution is the life of a banker.” – Walter Bagehot

“The bank gives you a glimpse of what makes a company successful and what makes it fail.”

“In banking or finance, trust is the only thing you have to sell.” – Patrick Dixon

“Consumer banking – selling debt to middle-class families – has been a goldmine.”

“If banks can’t really be loyal customers, they’ll just be stupid commodities, working behind the scenes, like utilities.” – Jp Nicols

“Banks are made in iniquity and born in sin.”

“Investment banking is not a business; it is a personal service where the bankers work together with their customer. And it’s a service that doesn’t simply make bigger and bigger deals but reap rewards for a small group of executives. “

“I can’t imagine trying to run a banking company when, in fact, my logo is cooler than someone else’s.”

“At the heart of banking is a suicide strategy. Banks take money from the public or each other on demand, skim it for their own rewards, and then lock the rest into volatile, insecure, and illiquid loans that they sometimes cannot be acquired without public support”.

“Banking can be an occupation from which no man can truly recover.”

“Honestly: the pitfalls of investment banking are quite appealing. I miss it sometimes. And honestly, there was a time when I read ‘WSJ’ in the morning, and for years I did. “

“Those with banking experience don’t all flock to the biggest banks; Community and regional banks, along with smaller trading firms and credit unions, have some very talented people. “

“No country can truly develop if half of its population is left behind.” – Green

“Money never decreases. Money just moves”. – Dick Kovacevich

“My fantasy is to break up the big banks. I wish we would end ‘too big to fail’ in our banking system. ” – Kenneth C. Griffin

“Adventurous is the life of commerce, but caution is the life of a banker.” – Walter Bagehot

“The only good loan is the one that gets repaid.” – Robert Wilmers

“At its core, banking is not simply about profit, but about personal relationships.” – Felix Rohatyn

“If the American people allow private banks to control the issuance of their currency.” – Thomas Jefferson

“The art and mystery of banks… is founded on the principle that ‘private debt is a public blessing’. – Thomas Jefferson

“The right to issue currency will be taken from the banks and restored to the people, to whom it belongs precisely.” – Thomas Jefferson

“I own that’s my opinion, that goodwill arises from destroying our credit.” – Thomas Jefferson

“Banking of the United States is one of the deadliest hostiles out there, against the principles and form of our Constitution.” – Thomas Jefferson

“Our public credit is good, but the excess of paperwork has created a gambling spirit in the funds.” – Thomas Jefferson

“There is more honor in investment management than in investment banking.” – Charlie Munger

“The financial industry is a service industry. It should serve others before it serves itself.” – Christine Lagarde

“Our financial markets work best when they are competitive, fair and transparent.” – Kenneth C. Griffin

“A great business at a fair price is better than a good business at a great price.” – Charlie Munger

“It’s a real pleasure to earn your customers’ trust over time by doing what’s right.” – Charlie Munger

“Happiness: a good bank account, a good cook and a good digestion”.

“The modern banking system makes money out of nothing.” – Josiah stamps

“You don’t run a business hoping you don’t have a recession.” – Jamie Dimon

“When I switched from corporate banking to consumer banking, I brought a lot of synergy with me.”

“The longer I continue, the more I realize the power of finance.” – Justin Welby

“When we look at banking history, the banking industry is often the first to adopt new technology.”

“Good bankers, like good tea, can only be appreciated when they are in hot water.” – Jaffar Hussein

“A banker is someone who lends his umbrella when the sun comes out and wants it back as soon as it starts to rain.” – Mark Twain

“It’s all about the experience, either the bank eliminates friction or someone else does.” – Brett King

“Complexity and interconnectedness are just as important as size in assessing risk in a bank.” – Henry Paulson

“First people, then money, then everything.” – Suze Orman

“The indisputable truth is that there are too many banks in this country chasing too few customers.” – Dick Rosenberg

“The goal is not only to make high returns at the beginning of the cycle, but to avoid bringing them back at the end of the cycle.” – Duff McDonald

“Adventurous is the life of commerce, but caution is the life of a banker.” – Walter Bagehot

“We use Halloween to scare kids and bankers to scare adults.” – Anthony T Hincks

“The banking system is the most important and indispensable part of the economy for any country.”

“Investment banking fees geared towards success.”

“If you are afraid of failure, then you should go and become a banker.” – Yossi Vardi

“Be careful with small expenses; A small leak will sink a large ship”.

“I believe that through knowledge and discipline we can all have financial peace of mind.” – Dave Ramsey

“It’s not enough for the people of the country to understand our banking and monetary system, because if they do, I believe there will be a revolution before tomorrow morning.” – Henry Ford

“The key to the efficiency of any traditional commercial bank… is the profitability of the loans it generates.” – Robert Wilmers

“Bankers know that a history of inflation and money is the last thing a wise man will hoard.” – Will Durant

“We don’t think of ourselves as an investment bank in the region. We consider ourselves a commercial banker with clients all over the country.” – Warren Stephens

“Regulation is needed, especially in an area, like the banking sector, that puts countries and people at risk.” – Christine Lagarde

“Inflation is taxed without rules.” – Star dust

“Always keep your finances up to date. Don’t leave that to others.” – Leif Garrett

“The only way you can permanently take control of your financial life is to dig deep and fix the root problem.”

“Do you know the only thing that brings me joy? That’s to see my dividends coming. ” – John D. Rockefeller

“Money in the bank looks better on your feet.”

“If nature were a bank, they would have rescued it.”

“The banking system is a continuous process for any country, it shows the soundness of that country’s economy.”

“The transaction of banks is to buy and sell interest and exchange.” – William Petty

“Money is the best rule of trade.” – William Petty

“Money is a bad master but an excellent servant.”