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Bankers Quotes

Sharp words for the people who move the money.

These bankers quotes range from business schools funneling graduates into finance to blunt personal dislike of the profession. For adjacent reading, try Bank quotes on the institutions themselves.

The deal machinations many companies put themselves through, while certainly a bonanza for investment bankers, can confound the typical investor.

Quotes by Whitney Tilson

Most business schools are geared toward churning out investment bankers and management consultants.

Quotes by Vivek Wadhwa

There are few industries as defiantly opaque as shipping. Even offshore bankers have not developed a system as intricately elusive as the flag of convenience, under which ships can fly the flag of a state that has nothing to do...

Quotes by Rose George

Tony Blair personified the shift away from democracy, towards control by bankers.

Quotes by Max Keiser

Arrested Quotes

Through bitcoin, the Argentines are developing an economy which doesn't require the bankers.

Quotes by Max Keiser

Shopkeepers are not bankers.

Quotes by Laurent Fabius

I've never particularly liked bankers.

Quotes by Jonathan Safran Foer

Bats have no bankers and they do not drink and cannot be arrested and pay no tax and, in general, bats have it made.

Quotes by John Berryman

Central bankers tend to be conservative by nature.

Quotes by Charles L. Evans

Away Quotes

Instead, there were a variety of controls of which some could be influenced by bankers, some could be influenced by the government, and some could hardly be influenced by either.

Quotes by Carroll Quigley

Two-thirds of the directors at the New York Fed are hand-picked by the same bankers that the Fed is in charge of regulating.

Quotes by Bernie Sanders

We've delegated politics to bankers. The European Central Bank is inside Deutsche Bank, and Deutsche Bank is inside the Bundesbank.

Quotes by Beppe Grillo

Frequently Asked Questions

What tone do most bankers quotes take?
Several lean skeptical or blunt, with one speaker admitting outright dislike of bankers and another framing investment banking as a default path pushed by business schools.
How does bitcoin fit into this topic?
One quote points to bitcoin adoption in Argentina as a way for people to build an economy that bypasses traditional bankers entirely, tying finance to newer technology.
Are business schools mentioned in these quotes?
Yes, one quote describes many business schools as geared toward producing investment bankers and consultants rather than a wider range of career paths.
Do the quotes discuss mergers or deals?
One line notes that complex company deals can be a windfall for investment bankers while leaving ordinary investors confused about the real value created.
What other quotes pair well with this bankers collection?
See Bank quotes for more on financial institutions, or Bitcoin quotes for the alternative-currency angle.

One line even points to bitcoin as a way around traditional bankers altogether, hinting at how attitudes toward finance keep shifting. See Bitcoin quotes for more on that alternative-money conversation.