Quote of the day
When a man gets to despair he knows that all his thinking will never get him out. He will only get out by the sheer creative effort of God. Consequently he is in the right attitude to receive from God that which he cannot gain for himself.
Walter Wriston
Born: August 3, 1919
Died: January 19, 2005 (aged 85)
Bio: Walter Bigelow Wriston was a banker and former chairman and CEO of Citicorp. As chief executive of Citibank / Citicorp from 1967 to 1984, Wriston was widely regarded as the single most influential commercial banker of his time.
Known for:
- The twilight of sovereignty
- Risk & other four-letter words
- Bits, bytes, and balance sheets