I thought that ending Glass-Steagall was a mistake.

- John Gutfreund

I never thought of myself as a king. People really want you to be their deity. They forget the fact that you are a person who has feelings and doubts.

- John Gutfreund

I have never been a social lion; I was misidentified as one because I have a very attractive second wife.

- John Gutfreund

Commercial banks are very good for certain businesses, like loans and guarding other people's money. They're not great investors or entrepreneurs.

- John Gutfreund

People in Philadelphia are a world apart from New York. They're very different from people in the New York scene. The New York scene wants your visib…

- John Gutfreund