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.

Say that cricket has nothing to do with politics and you say that cricket has nothing to do with life.

Say that cricket has nothing to do with politics and you say that cricket has nothing to do with life.

In Hollywood a girl's virtue is much less important than her hairdo. You're judged by how you look, not by read more

In Hollywood a girl's virtue is much less important than her hairdo. You're judged by how you look, not by what you are. Hollywood's a place where they'll pay you a thousand dollars for kiss, and fifty cents for your soul. I know, because I turned do

When my mother had to get dinner for 8 she'd just make enough for 16 and only serve half.

When my mother had to get dinner for 8 she'd just make enough for 16 and only serve half.

I'm learning a lot from him. Jason taught me how to really depend on the Bible in tough times.

I'm learning a lot from him. Jason taught me how to really depend on the Bible in tough times.

There's a little gray house in a one-street town, And the door stands open, and the steps go down, And read more

There's a little gray house in a one-street town, And the door stands open, and the steps go down, And you prop up the window with a stick on the sill, And you carry spring water from the bottom of the hill; And the white star of Bethlehem grows in t

The nice thing about standards is that there are so many of them to choose from.

The nice thing about standards is that there are so many of them to choose from.

Intentionally, we over-react to customers. That's why we've been so successful. If a customer tells us something, we not only read more

Intentionally, we over-react to customers. That's why we've been so successful. If a customer tells us something, we not only react to it, but over-react to it. In this case, over-reacting was wrong.

One of our goals was to have a quarter where we only gave up nine points or less. Instead, we read more

One of our goals was to have a quarter where we only gave up nine points or less. Instead, we only gave up nine in the half.