Quote of the day
It goes without saying that the desire to accomplish the task with more confidence, to avoid wasting time and labour, and to spare our experimental animals as much as possible, made us strictly observe all the precautions taken by surgeons in respect to their patients.
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






