Discretion is the most important thing for a banker. That is the philosophy of the family… I mean, of the bank. Ana Patricia Botin Read Quote
We are a challenger bank; let me say that once, twice, and three times if necessary because people still sometimes think of us as being very big. Ana Patricia Botin Read Quote
The thing that really sticks – and when you talk to entrepreneurs, they say the same – is just thinking about the next day, the next week. Ana Patricia Botin Read Quote
We are the most British of Britain’s banks. This always gets a chuckle; I don’t why. Ana Patricia Botin Read Quote
We didn’t invent gunpowder. What we did was take things that were there and put them together in a way that works. Ana Patricia Botin Read Quote
It is going to sound cliched, but my husband has been incredibly helpful. Ana Patricia Botin Read Quote
For me, my husband gives me advice all the time – he’s been very supportive. Ana Patricia Botin Read Quote
