It is now more significant in the air business which requires us to lease planes for a short period of read more

It is now more significant in the air business which requires us to lease planes for a short period of time to meet a significant spike in our air business.

We would like to do more acquisitions within our geographic footprint. We think those make sense at the right price, read more

We would like to do more acquisitions within our geographic footprint. We think those make sense at the right price, but frankly we're not going to do those if they don't make sense from a price point of view.

It's going to be a massive clash in all senses of the word.

It's going to be a massive clash in all senses of the word.

We were not as rich as the Rockefellers or Mellons, but we were rich enough to know how rich they read more

We were not as rich as the Rockefellers or Mellons, but we were rich enough to know how rich they were.

You'd ask for specific things and he'd basically try to fool you.

You'd ask for specific things and he'd basically try to fool you.

It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle if it is lightly greased.

It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle if it is lightly greased.

There's probably a fairly even split of the people who are solidly behind Katherine and those who are not solidly read more

There's probably a fairly even split of the people who are solidly behind Katherine and those who are not solidly behind her yet and thinking about another candidate probably would be nice.

While the operating results are disappointing, we made significant progress toward executing our strategic plans during the quarter.

While the operating results are disappointing, we made significant progress toward executing our strategic plans during the quarter.

I think that the cost savings available in the deal are very real, and the deal should be accretive to read more

I think that the cost savings available in the deal are very real, and the deal should be accretive to Fleet's earnings, which is good thing financially, but what the banking industry in general has to prove to the investment world is that they can cross-sell additional products to all of those retail and small business and commercial banking customers. If they show real revenue growth doing these types of cross-selling activities, then a deal like this really might be something to get excited about.