I am not sure life was meant to be lived in a managed way...if so, no wonder we have difficulties read more

I am not sure life was meant to be lived in a managed way...if so, no wonder we have difficulties with things like time management.

BB&T over the years largely has grown through the merger-and- acquisition process, acquiring community banks and thrifts, and that's been read more

BB&T over the years largely has grown through the merger-and- acquisition process, acquiring community banks and thrifts, and that's been successful on our part. Over the last year we've had a little of this indigestion from a lot of mergers over a short period. We needed to take a little breather to refocus on organic revenue growth, and we think we're near that period of time where our internal operations are where we want, so we're looking at getting back into the (M&A) business.

My teammates' play behind me helped. Every time I start, I get stronger.

My teammates' play behind me helped. Every time I start, I get stronger.

Old reliable, our defensive effort is what sustained us. I thought we made great stops down the stretch. They have read more

Old reliable, our defensive effort is what sustained us. I thought we made great stops down the stretch. They have two outstanding players and a nice supporting cast, and I thought we did a good job in the fourth quarter, particularly the last four minutes, of making huge defensive stops.

We've gotten a lot more people involved (since King's injury). Their roles changed. I knew they all had it in read more

We've gotten a lot more people involved (since King's injury). Their roles changed. I knew they all had it in them.

I'd like to see anyone do what I do for one week.

I'd like to see anyone do what I do for one week.

We met with them on the 13th of September to give them a proposal. One of the things ... that read more

We met with them on the 13th of September to give them a proposal. One of the things ... that we could sacrifice was an average of a dollar an hour. Those employees are on the low end of the scale. They're making eight, nine dollars an hour ... so a dollar from them is a lot.

TSA is going to extend its outreach into other modes of transportation. We think this is a very good approach read more

TSA is going to extend its outreach into other modes of transportation. We think this is a very good approach to test our tools and quickly deploy resources in the event of a situation or a threat. It shows we could be at any of these places.

I spent almost 3 months with Bergman, four hours every afternoon. We sat and went through the whole script. To read more

I spent almost 3 months with Bergman, four hours every afternoon. We sat and went through the whole script. To be honest, most of the time we talked about life and other different things. It was really a wonderful time.