It just goes to show you that anything that looks out of the ordinary is going to strike fear in read more

It just goes to show you that anything that looks out of the ordinary is going to strike fear in people now.

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.

Not to unlearn what you have learned is the most necessary kind of learning.

Not to unlearn what you have learned is the most necessary kind of learning.

I try to leave out the parts that people skip.

I try to leave out the parts that people skip.

The choice was between shutting down service or delaying service, because the recovery operation would have blocked the yard, too. read more

The choice was between shutting down service or delaying service, because the recovery operation would have blocked the yard, too. So we decided to wait until after the morning rush to do the job.

Based on long-term factors, including demographics and income growth, the average annual increase in national home prices is likely to read more

Based on long-term factors, including demographics and income growth, the average annual increase in national home prices is likely to be around four per cent in the coming decade, so the recent high single- digit and low double-digit gains cannot persist indefinitely. But, the key issue is whether the adjustment to a more sustainable trend is gradual. The good news is that this is what appears to be happening in Central and Atlantic Canada.

Beginning and average players are in great demand.

Beginning and average players are in great demand.

When we tried to stop them, they started pelting us with stones.

When we tried to stop them, they started pelting us with stones.

Never be so brief as to become obscure.

Never be so brief as to become obscure.