My mother really didn't know a heck of a lot about business. She was a very good mother, that made sure we ate right and we had our cod liver oil, but didn't know a heck of a lot about what I did.

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

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

If a person is not willing to make a mistake, you're never going to do anything right.

I was sort of a sissy as a little kid.

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

I think life is sort of like a competition, whether it's in sports, or it's achieving in school, or it's achieving good relationships with people. And competition is a little bit of what it's all about.