With interest rates rising, gold doesn't pay an interest rate, but every other currency - it becomes not only less important to hold gold as an alternative, but more expensive to hold it as an insurance policy and so that will be a burden on the price of gold. Lloyd Blankfein alternativeburdencurrency share on social
I started out as a lawyer and came in laterally to Goldman Sachs. So I learned myself that life is unpredictable. That you really should, in terms of your career, try to be excellent at what you're doing. I think if you focus on your job, and you focus on being broad in the context of your job, the next jobs follow from that. Lloyd Blankfein broadcareercontext share on social
In my own experience, I plotted and planned my life when I was getting out of law school to know by what year I'd make it to the Supreme Court. That didn't work out the way I planned. Lloyd Blankfein courtexperiencelaw Change image and share on social
At the end of the day, it's not a normal condition to have interest rates at zero. Lloyd Blankfein conditiondayend Change image and share on social
My - I grew up in - I grew up in public housing. My dad, for most of my life, worked for the post office, which was a terrific job to get because you couldn't lose your job. Lloyd Blankfein dadgrowhouse Change image and share on social
If you do something really well, the entire world beats a path to your door. The number three, number five, number 400 player gets nothing. It's almost a winner take all. Lloyd Blankfein beatdoorentire Change image and share on social
In 2007, in the early 2007, everybody saw the housing market was falling, and at any given moment a lot of people thought it was going to fall more, and a lot of people thought it was going to rebound. You just didn't know. Lloyd Blankfein earlyfallhouse share on social
I got into Goldman really by acquisition because I had gone - I grew up in east New York in the Linden Projects - I did go to fancy schools, but my resume wasn't up to a Wall Street set of resumes. I went to college. I went to law school and practiced for a while. Lloyd Blankfein acquisitioncollegeeast share on social
I would have liked to be a nerd. I didn't even make it to that. Lloyd Blankfein makenerd Change image and share on social