Quotes from Jeff Greene


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There are all these people in this country who are just not participating in the American Dream at all.


I'm not interested in owning a bunch of driveways.


I've been a friend to people who may not have had perfect pasts.


I've been a job creator. I've worked in the economy myself.


If you think about $7.25 an hour, that's $290 a week. It's inhumane to have that kind of wage.


It is kind of a problem in America that so many Americans believe if they elect a different president, everything is going to be fine.


My wife and I, we don't leave the house; we have dinner at home.


Nobody can buy Jeff Greene. Nobody ever has. Nobody ever will.


The global equalization of wages and the exponential growth in technology has created a job-killing machine that's only going to get worse.


I'm always signing blank deeds. That's how an escrow company works.


When I get to Washington, the people of Florida are going to know I'm not going to spend my first year having fundraisers to pay off a campaign debt.


When you're on a boat, you're going to little islands and stuff. It's not a partying kind of thing.


Do we have to regulate derivatives? Yes, we do. 'Cause when I did this in my investments, frankly, no one knew who could pay who. But derivatives have an important place in our economy.


I'll spend whatever it takes to get my message out and to be competitive with these career politicians. I'm not going to take a penny of special interest money.


I've got a huge, huge position in mortgage-backed securities. I started accumulating them in 2009, when the market was really down and things were really scary.


If an immigrant comes here, and they're willing to create jobs, and they're willing to contribute to our economy, we have to make it easier for the kinds of immigrants we want, because that is the past of America; that's our greatness, and that will continue to be our greatness in the future.


Technology can be a great equalizer when it comes to health care, education - to the point where rich, poor, middle class can all get the same benefits.


I'm a trader. Under the right circumstances, I'd consider a new boat. I'm not ruling it out.


I tend to be pretty conservative in the way I spend money.


I live in Palm Beach, where no one wants to hear bad news.