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Citadel Quotes

On firms, founding principles, and what's worth defending

Most of these quotes describe the finance firm Citadel directly, crediting its founding principle to a genuine pursuit of talent and a passion for finance shared across its Community.

I've always disliked kamikazes, that is, people who commit suicide in order to kill others. Starting with the Japanese ones from World War II. I never considered them Pietro Miccas who torch the powder and go up with the citadel...

Quotes by Oriana Fallaci

If you look at Citadel today, that's really - the founding principle of the firm is a real pursuit of talent, a pursuit of people who have a passion for finance, and a pursuit of individuals who make good decisions...

Quotes by Kenneth C. Griffin

In our firm's earliest days, our understanding of the power of great software engineering and quantitative analytics helped Citadel stand out.

Quotes by Kenneth C. Griffin

I started the Stress Reduction Clinic in 1979. The idea of bringing Buddhist meditation without the Buddhism into the mainstream of medicine was tantamount to the Visigoths being at the gates about to tear down the citadel of Western civilization.

Quotes by Jon Kabat-Zinn

Being Quotes

When all is said and done, the real citadel of strength of any community is in the hearts and minds and desires of those who dwell there.

Quotes by Everett Dirksen

To endeavor to domineer over conscience, is to invade the citadel of heaven.

Quotes by Charles V

I was being called to surrender the very citadel of my self. I was completely in the dark. I did not really know what repentance was or what I was required to repent of. It was indeed the turning point...

Quotes by Bede Griffiths

Once you permit those who are convinced of their own superior rightness to censor and silence and suppress those who hold contrary opinions, just at that moment the citadel has been surrendered.

Quotes by Archibald MacLeish

Frequently Asked Questions

Is 'Citadel' here referring to the finance firm?
Mostly, yes. Several quotes describe the firm Citadel's founding principle as a genuine pursuit of talent and passion for finance.
What do the quotes say about Citadel's early days?
One quote credits an early understanding of great software engineering and quantitative analytics with helping Citadel stand out from other firms.
Does this collection include any unrelated meanings of citadel?
Yes, one quote uses a citadel metaphor describing Buddhist meditation entering mainstream medicine as if the Visigoths were at the gates, referencing the founding of a stress reduction Clinic.
Is there a sensitive historical reference in this topic?
Yes, one quote reflects soberly on always disliking kamikaze pilots, people who died to kill others, starting with Japanese pilots in World War II, discussed as historical fact without any glorification.
What does the founding principle quote emphasize about Citadel?
It emphasizes a real pursuit of talented, passionate individuals, framing the firm's identity around people rather than just its financial results, part of its Community culture.

The word also reaches into history and medicine here, from bringing Buddhist meditation into mainstream care to a sober, non-glorifying note about kamikaze pilots, both weighed with a clear Conscience.