41 Quotes by Harvey Pitt

Unless there's a reason to re-open ancient history, we should move on,

We're seeking orders that will prevent any dissipation of assets or payouts to senior corporate officers past or present, and preventing any destruction of documents.

Since I have taken on the leadership of the commission, we have been working hard to fix the problems that have created the current crisis of confidence, and we have been making enormous strides to correct the mistakes and abuses of the past,

Now you sit there and shut up...and the next time the President gets fired up to take strong action against Corporate Crooks, like he did last January, shut your yap, stop worrying about over-regulation and market dips, and let him do it, ... That way I won't have to be the one who's supposed to look tough.

If the analyst is communicating his findings to a select group of people and it might lead to proprietary trading by his employer, then you might have problems. But if he is publishing information for a widespread audience, I have less of a problem with it,

under Judge Webster's capable leadership, I'm confident that this strong board will address the important issues it faces with wisdom and expedition.

We meet with lots of people ... we meet with representatives of many investment groups,

It is clear from recent events -- including the program the president is announcing this morning to improve and strengthen the duties of those whose conduct is at the core of our securities markets -- that the SEC critically needs to receive additional money in fiscal 2003 to fully fund pay parity and that we should be authorized to add new staff to address pressing immediate needs,

Our commission has been subject to extremely high attrition, ... with the principle reason being the fact that our employees earn substantially less than their counterparts in the other financial service regulatory agencies.