We don't want our secondary to be known as just a bunch of cover guys.

We don't want our secondary to be known as just a bunch of cover guys.

The only pressure I feel is staying healthy.

The only pressure I feel is staying healthy.

I guess some of this was brought on myself, my stupidity. I don't know if it was naivety.

I guess some of this was brought on myself, my stupidity. I don't know if it was naivety.

has destroyed the whole base of life for people and other creatures.

has destroyed the whole base of life for people and other creatures.

We were probably there (at the accident scene) 20 minutes.

We were probably there (at the accident scene) 20 minutes.

By selling, you're making an ethical statement. But don't cut off your nose to spite your face.

By selling, you're making an ethical statement. But don't cut off your nose to spite your face.

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.

People will see what they want.

People will see what they want.

We are talking now of summer evenings in Knoxville, Tennessee, in the time that I lived there so successfully disguised read more

We are talking now of summer evenings in Knoxville, Tennessee, in the time that I lived there so successfully disguised to myself as a child.