If you were a corporation needing financial services, and I can give you something better, faster, and cheaper across 12 products as opposed to eight….

The transaction reflects our disciplined strategy of investing capital in core businesses where we can leverage scale and expertise for competitive a….

The term "too big to fail" must be excised from our vocabulary..

Europe is the most complicated place, in my opinion..

Look, in any system, you want highly ethical people who really understand issues to form policies and make tough decisions. You need all the right pe….

It can take a long time to get the rules in place that are conducive to growing, sometimes..

Companies that grow for the sake of growth or that expand into areas outside their core business strategy often stumble. On the other hand, companies….

Banks don't want certain asset classes, and that's created opportunities for private equity, hedge funds, Silicon Valley. In this case I think he was….

The government isn't going to say, "We're going to regulate banks, but we'll leave these other companies alone." I think the regulators want to make ….

After the tsunami in Japan, we were open for business. In fact, I flew there 10 days after the tsunami to show our support for the Japanese people..

Wall Street gives money to both [Democrats and Republicans] because they want to be on the good side of whoever becomes president ..

I am still a Democrat. The main reason is because I don't like the Republican stance on some social values. Not that I disagree with all of them. I j….

I speak to lots of people around the world, and no one would tell you that 25 basis points will make a difference to them..

People always say to me, "What if it doesn't work?" If it doesn't work, we redouble our effort. We're not going to cry like a bunch of babies. We're ….

It's an advantage for both parties to have the other. It also creates good stability of earnings. Our business mix means we have a diversified earnin….

More people are working, lending is up and savings are up. These are all positive signs for a strengthening economy..

I learn from all our major competitors, whether they're in or out of the U.S. Wells Fargo is very actively, very aggressively, and very successfully ….

The country [India] is doing far better..

I think the way NOW characterized Smith Barney is disgraceful. I am appalled that an organization like that would not have reserved judgment (until) ….

We're diversified, we're stable and consistent. Our businesses benefit from each other..

I believe it's a good thing that people say, "Can we find a way to live together in peace?" And they did, for the most part..