You know, the benefit in life is to say, 'Maybe you made a mistake, let’s dig deep.'

I do think there will be more Japanese companies expanding out of Japan, and there will be more cross-border flow from Japan.

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 going to redouble our effort.

I've been regulated my whole life. We have progressive taxes. It's not a free-market free-for-all. I completely understand that society has a perfectly legitimate right to put in structures and regulations and rules that make it fairer, better, cleaner.

We're going to do the right thing for the company and our customers, all things considered.

The transaction reflects our disciplined strategy of investing capital in core businesses where we can leverage scale and expertise for competitive advantage. In addition to being a great strategic fit, the deal is compelling financially.

Don't do anything stupd. And don't waste money. Let everybody else waste money and do stupid things; then we'll buy them.