14 Quotes by Martin Mayer

It changed from a semi-secret occupation without government regulation to something that is transparent, with annual reports and public disclosure. That's a very large change. In the trading area, especially, there was a lot of secrecy.

When Alan Greenspan was a consultant in private practice, he once said what he did for a living was 'statistical espionage'

Except for con men borrowing money they shouldn't get and the widows who have to visit with the handsome young men in the trust department, no sane person ever enjoyed visiting a bank

They were market roughnecks, even by Chicago standards.

Chef Bruno will be integral in the development and growth of the Chef Bruno concept, and we also may tap his expertise from time to time to strengthen the other concepts in our portfolio. Tri-Star brings the infrastructure, industry contacts and business acumen; Chef Bruno brings a wealth of ideas, an internationally recognized brand name and virtual celebrity status in many of our targeted markets for expansion. We believe that by leveraging these collectively, we are positioning Chef Bruno for assured success.

People can be committed to a mental institution only after judicial hearing, but people are committed to schools beyond the reach of Habeas Corpus.

Like sex drives, card tricks, and the weather, computers tend to be discussed in terms of results rather than processes, which makes them rather scary.

Deposit insurance has proved to be the crack cocaine of American finance.

Except for the con men borrowing money they shouldn't get and the widows who have to visit with the handsome young men in the trust department, no sane person ever enjoyed visiting a bank.