The 17+ Rick Santelli Quotes

I Think That There's Been A Lot Of People In Congress That Didn't Know All The Ins And Outs Of The Constitution. I Think We Have A Whole Roomful Of People That Have Record Legislation In Terms Of Quantity Of Pages That Didn't Read It.

I Don't Believe Anyone Should Ignore All The Fires Around You And Stand Pat And Not Worry About Getting Singed.

I Can't Remember The Exact Quote But When I Used To Trade And Mr. Volcker Was Fed Chairman, He Said Something Like 'gold Is My Enemy, I'm Always Watching What Gold Is Doing', We Need To Think Why He Made A Statement Like That. If You're A Central Banker Or One Of The Congressmen Or Senators, Watch What Gold Is Doing Because This Is A No-confidence Vote In Fiscal And Dollar Policy.

When You Are Facing The Wilderness On Your Own, You Have A Totally Different Attitude To Someone Who Works In Government Or Who Has A Monthly Cheque.

I'm Pretty Darn Happy With My Day Job.

One Thing That Served Me Well With Clients Was That You Back Your Winners And You Back Your Losers.

I Personally Think Money In Politics On Any Level Is Horrible. I'd Like To See A Set Amount And Have Every Candidate Spend It. Have It Be Completely Transparent. But Actually Getting To That Spot, As We Have Learned Through All The Legislation Over The Decades, Is Very Difficult.

At The End Of The Day, The Markets Are My Passion.

In Normal Times, Investors Should Pay More Attention To The Credit Markets Because It's The Energy By Which Everything Is Driven. It's The Oil In The Engine.

I Try To Avoid Political Ties.

Our Society, Our Culture - The Greatness Of America - Goes Hand-in-hand With Energy, And Our Leaders Need To Wake Up. We Need Energy, Ok?

You Need More People To Perpetuate A Myth Because If The People Stop The Myth Is Known To All.