Famous Quotes & Sayings

Charles Kettering

Bankers regard research as most dangerous a thing that makes banking hazardous due to the rapid changes it brings about in industry.

Doug Liman

I understand that it's a huge luxury for people to dwell on the problems in Washington. Things have to be pretty tidy in your own life that you have the time to worry about what's going on in Washington. Most of us spend our time worrying about the things that are directly around us: our love lives, our careers, and our banking accounts.

I do believe that banks are special - they are very leveraged institutions by nature; therefore, it's even more critical to ensure that the governance and the process of running a banking company are well-organised, managed and regulated.

We're setting up investment banking now ... people will be on the ground this year. It's one of the big opportunities our senior management sees globally.

Sylvia Mathews Burwell

In Mexico, a network of government-operated rural convenience stores is offering banking services to rural communities.

Less than 5 percent of the population is using banking services. The growth opportunities for mortgages, car loans, consumer loans, are huge.

Robert Rubin

We very strongly want to see good financial services modernization legislation passed this year, ... The bill that came out of the Senate banking committee does not meet these requisites.

We're having a science fiction week in investment banking land. They're throwing so much out it's confusing the market.

This probe will reveal whether Poland had to change its banking sector this way over the last 17 years, or are there people who have erred. Surely, no foreign investor will be worse off because of it.

Mike Adams

Moose meat is, like all protein in the food banking business, just like gold,

She came up with a lot of big rebounds and defensive plays. She's our future star, a kid we're banking on to be our go to player. She really demonstrated that she has all the qualities and desire to be a great player.

She doesn't go down the chocolate aisle, but if she happens to pass one in the cosmetics section then that's great. That's what we are banking on to drive growth in the future.

Bertolt Brecht

What's breaking into a bank compared with founding a bank?

Worldwide, we grew our commercial banking business strongly on the back of recent investment.

We're seeing more and more that Japan wants to implement banking reform. That's the key. That's very positive.

Bill Gates

Banking is necessary - banks are not.

Carlos Rogers

We were in an all-out blitz, ... and we were banking on them not having time to throw it. We've got to tighten out coverage up, because at times we can't rely on the blitz getting there .

We are always banking on our gadget plays.

We're expanding our branches in the Florida market, going to full banking centers to focus on customer service.

We're banking on these kids that come to take over.

Ricky Romero

We're banking on coming back to nothing, ... or not coming back at all.

Kenneth C. Griffin

We don't have a good legal justification for breaking up the banking system. But if I could wave a magic wand, I'd break up the banking system.

Jason Clarke

People want both. They want branches where they can talk to people and the convenience of online banking when they can log on out of hours. The two feed off each other.

Richard Byrd

I am delighted to join an institution that is so passionate about helping its clients, ... City National is clearly the place to be for superior private banking and wealth management services.

Maria Sanchez

But it's not as likely to succeed in states with emerging Hispanic populations such as North Carolina. The strategy still depends too much on going through mainstream banking contacts, and many Latinos still prefer to transfer through independent stores in their communities.

Ben Bernanke

Given the extent of the exposures of major banks around the world to A.I.G., and in light of the extreme fragility of the system, there was a significant risk that A.I.G.'s failure could have sparked a global banking panic.

Free banking has provided the greatest growth over the last two years.

Navigating the complex legal and tax issues involved in investing and banking offshore requires the services of a professional who is specially trained in offshore investing and banking.

China has speeded up the overhaul of its banking sector to improve corporate governance and debt quality. Efforts include pouring funds into bigger, healthier players and encouraging them to go public overseas.

There is a serious disconnect between the issue at hand and the banking industry. I don't think they realize just how much the consumer needs to be informed.

If the debt upgrade happens, it will likely benefit banking issues the most.

If they're going to go toe to toe with Citigroup, they're going need to have more powerhouse entry in the investment banking area, ... This is not the end of Chase's acquisitions in the investment banking field.

I'd like to think that this is a bottoming out and people are starting to see the value that a lot of these banking stocks offer. I'd like to think there's some bottoming out and strength, but in general the market is nervous.