So it's the kind of business where you can't wait to get up in the morning and read the papers, or listen to what's on the news, and you know, how the world's going to change.

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.

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

I would say that my parents were supportive of me.

I think the American Dream says that anything can happen if you work hard enough at it and are persistent, and have some ability. The sky is the limit to what you can build, and what can happen to you and your family.

I've had a terrific life, from building one company to be the second largest company in the securities industry and merging that into American Express, and becoming president of that company.