You see someone on the street, and essentially what you notice about them is the flaw.

You see someone on the street, and essentially what you notice about them is the flaw.

But since the world, which thou art to strive against, is not without thee, but within thee, it follows, that read more

But since the world, which thou art to strive against, is not without thee, but within thee, it follows, that it is also to be conquered not without, but within thee.

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.

Without better use of the interactive marketing capabilities enabled by the Internet, financial institutions are missing the principal opportunity presented read more

Without better use of the interactive marketing capabilities enabled by the Internet, financial institutions are missing the principal opportunity presented by the Web. As this occurs, sales opportunities will be squandered. But more importantly, customer relationships will be lost to more aggressive firms with highly developed Internet marketing capabilities.

We often give our enemies the means for our own destruction

We often give our enemies the means for our own destruction

I try to approach each game the same, just with a blue-collar mentality, and sometimes I get into foul trouble. read more

I try to approach each game the same, just with a blue-collar mentality, and sometimes I get into foul trouble. Sometimes I don't [get into foul trouble], and tonight I didn't, and I was able to stay on the floor. I was able to do what I do, which is grab boards.

But sometimes you have to do what you have to do, ... You can?t depend on other people.

But sometimes you have to do what you have to do, ... You can?t depend on other people.

If eighty percent of your sales come from twenty percent of all of your items, just carry those twenty percent.

If eighty percent of your sales come from twenty percent of all of your items, just carry those twenty percent.

The Rubicons which women must cross, the sex barriers which they must breach, are ultimately those that exist in their read more

The Rubicons which women must cross, the sex barriers which they must breach, are ultimately those that exist in their own minds.