Success is sweet and sweeter if long delayed and gotten through many struggles and defeats.

Success is sweet and sweeter if long delayed and gotten through many struggles and defeats.

Obviously the newcomers have a shorter period of time, they learn from the mistakes of others and so on,

Obviously the newcomers have a shorter period of time, they learn from the mistakes of others and so on,

Technology changes and convergence are shaping a new competitive dynamic and creating tremendous opportunity. We're creating a company with much read more

Technology changes and convergence are shaping a new competitive dynamic and creating tremendous opportunity. We're creating a company with much better capabilities to seize these opportunities while maintaining its strong focus on customer service and community involvement. This was the right time for this merger. This combination is good for our employees, our customers and our stockholders.

My country is the world; my countrymen are mankind.

My country is the world; my countrymen are mankind.

You miss your pitches some times -- that is part of the game, ... I've missed a lot of pitches read more

You miss your pitches some times -- that is part of the game, ... I've missed a lot of pitches this year.

Guidelines simply aren't enough to keep us safe.

Guidelines simply aren't enough to keep us safe.

It seems to me that the idea of a personal God is an anthropological concept which I cannot take seriously. read more

It seems to me that the idea of a personal God is an anthropological concept which I cannot take seriously. I also cannot imagine some will or goal outside the human sphere.

But I won't be offended if someone chooses to violate it.

But I won't be offended if someone chooses to violate it.

I haven't seen this kind of support [for a tax cut] in the 26 years I've been in Congress.

I haven't seen this kind of support [for a tax cut] in the 26 years I've been in Congress.