If You're Making All Your Money Simply

Now The Japanese Companies Are More Focused On That. To Have Two Independent Directors - I Think It's Good To Have Outside People Look At You And Think Of What You Could Be Doing Better. Those Are Voluntary, But Most Of The Companies Told Me They're Going To Do It. And I Think It's Good For Them To Say Our Returns On Equity, For Example, Should Be Higher. Also, I Think Some Could Be More Ambitious.

You Don't Run A Business Hoping You Don't Have A Recession.

Not Every Company Went Bankrupt. Not Every Bank Needed Tarp [troubled Asset Relief Program]. So I'm Very Proud That Jpmorgan, Throughout That Time Period, Was Completely Steadfast. We Bought Bear Stearns Because We Thought We Were Helping The Situation. We Didn't Cut And Run.

If Business Doesn't Thrive, It Hurts America. We Need Improved Relations, More Collaboration, More Thought And More Consistency As We Go About Trying To Make Sure We Have The Best Country In The World. Not Scapegoating And Finger-pointing.

I Don't Think You Could Have A Banker Serving In A Major Role In Washington In The Next 10 Years. I Just Don't Think It's Going To Happen - It's Just Not Politically Feasible - So I Don't Spend Much Time Thinking About It. Do I Think I Could Do A Good Job? Maybe. It's Possible.