Arthur Levitt Jr.

“If you think the market is a casino, you will be the sucker at the table.”

“While transparency reduces corruption, good governance goes beyond transparency in achieving outcomes.”

“Well-run companies are magnets for good people.”

“America's corporate and accounting crises are a byproduct of a gradual erosion of values that has taken place over many years.”

“The quality of our markets is a national asset.”

“Unless the public has confidence in the integrity of the markets, they will not invest.”

“Information is the lifeblood of our markets.”

“Numbers are the language of business. They are the bedrock of our capital markets.”

“A market that is not fair is a market that is not free.”

“In the end, it is the investor who is the ultimate owner of our markets.”