I think Latin has some logic to it and there was a discipline.

Learn how to be a loser, because it's important to be a loser to be a winner.

I was sort of a sissy as a little kid.

I believe in treating other people with respect. My style is to speak to people, be available to them and willing to answer their questions. This also means being straightforward and honest with them.

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

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.

The whole financial industry is consolidating in the United States.