Sanford I. Weill

What turned me on then, and turns me on even today - and when the time comes from me to retire from management I think I'd still be interested in it - is that everything that happens in the world affects the price of securities.

You never want to think the best things are in the past. You want to get yourself to believe that the best things are going to be in the future.

I've been involved with Carnegie Hall for the last 13 years, and Chairman for the last six. I feel really good about what we've done growing our educational programs there, building a board that has made Carnegie Hall really a world-class institution.

If a person is not willing to make a mistake, you're never going to do anything right.

I believe in giving back very strongly.

My parents moved back to New York from Florida when I was in the ninth grade.

I remember the mentoring experiences of some teachers that I had, like a second term home room teacher in public school that really was very helpful to me.

I was sort of a sissy as a little kid.

The whole financial industry is consolidating in the United States.

A lot of people at Shearson ended up making a lot of money because they had stock or stock options. Their kids were able to go to college, and it changed a lot of people's lives.

If we build something great, like we have at Travelers Group so far, a whole host of people benefit.

I'm not as involved in every little thing as I used to be.