Quotes about Banks

"A banker is a fellow who lends you his umbrella when the sun is shining, but wants it back the minute it begins to rain."
-Mark Twain

"Banks are an almost irresistible attraction for that element of our society which seeks unearned money."
-J. Edgar Hoover

"If you owe the bank $100 that's your problem. If you owe the bank $100 million, that's the bank's problem."
-Jean Paul Getty

"I hate banks. They do nothing positive for anybody except take care of themselves. They're first in with their fees and first out when there's trouble."
-Earl Warren

"The employees can come back to the banks to learn specific policies."
-John Gregory

"I think (banks) are doing better today than they were yesterday, and clearly they need to be doing better tomorrow."
-John Dalton

"If implemented properly . . . the banks should be able to keep ahead of the fraudsters."
-William E. Giles

"Two weeks ago we issued an alert to blood banks."
-Jesse Goodman

"We are pleased with the bank's first-quarter performance."
-Don Horner

"This issue is a big one, and central banks are divided."
-Adam Posen

"Some banks use CDs as a loss leader to get their hooks in you."
-Matt Mccormick

"The deal we have announced, from Royal Bank's perspective, is low risk."
-Fred Goodwin

"Each of these banks are providing something for the week on their own."
-Susan Zellman

"Wages appear to be at the top of the Reserve Bank's watch- list."
-Scott Haslem

"The banks are getting a lot of advisers on board."
-Michael Morrow

"The big banks are very enthusiastic and we will back them; we see ourselves as a platform for these instruments."
-Allan Jones

"For most banks, it's a flat out non-issue."
-Sean Ryan

"I don't know that [banks and insurers] really have many synergies."
-Tom Mccandless

"In that environment banks should do well psychologically as well as fundamentally."
-Frank Barkocy

"Community banks do little things well."
-Jim Gardner

"Banks and brokerages are leading the market higher."
-Masaharu Sakudo

"All the banks, they want business, and they're fighting for it big time."
-Philip Macalister

"We're a bit more positive on banks. We like the growth."
-David Bradbury

"Aeon isn't going to be a threat to the big banks."
-Hironari Nozaki

"There's just dozens and dozens of banks competing in the market."
-Craig Woker

"It will come from the banks. All money comes from banks eventually."
-Wang Hongbiao

"There are several banks and smaller securities companies that are bad."
-Arthur Alexander

"The banks that got hit the hardest had capital exposure and global exposure."
-Chip Dickson