We've Had Fairly Consistent Financial Results.

I Also Think You Have To Be Very Careful. I Mean, The Heritage Of Our Company Is Very Strong, And Building Some Of These Businesses Into Leading Players Is Extremely Tough. You And I Can Both Build A Trading Business, And It Looks Like You're Doing Ok, And It Looks Like I'm Doing Ok. But, Really, I Am, And You Aren't. It Comes Down To The Quality Of Clients, Quality Of Systems, Quality Of Risk Controls.

On Wall Street, There Is No "wall Street"; There Are Individuals.

I Completely Agree With The Concept That American Citizens Shouldn't Expect That A Failure Of A Bank Would Cost Them Money, Or That It Would Hurt The Economy.

The Yen Is Trading Where It's Trading Because People Are Guessing About People's Future Interest Rates, Dollar And Yen And About The Future Growth Potential Of The Economies. And, If This Policy Works, Then The Yen Will Probably Strengthen.

People Need To Understand: Businesses Are Going To Make Mistakes. They Shouldn't Be Shot And Hung Every Time. We Should Apologize For It. We Should Make Up For It. My Shareholders Paid For It. No Customer Was Hurt, Which Is Critical To Me. But I Hurt My Shareholders, And I Wish I Hadn't.