When I was young, I thought banks were there to protect the assets of people who had justified concerns, because of their experiences under communism for example.

Most Swiss banks do have a whistleblower program, but they use it to punish those who avail themselves of it.

I grew up in Monaco, and in that environment going into the financial sector was the obvious choice.

Manipulating [is] just the way to proceed, to convince that what you're doing is important. Is nothing more than that. Everyone is manipulating.

Banks have a strong self-preservation instinct and are quick to adapt to new regulations.

Money is easy to hide.

I miei silenzi erano scudi contro la realtà dietro i quali nascondevano la verità.

Now he could say for sure that he'd never known a feeling stronger than that of being at one with another person - that rare feeling of not being alone anymore.

Wealth without virtue is no harmless neighbor.

It's sad that we have become so accustomed to bad service that we're shocked when we get good service.

Formality is sufficiently revenged upon the world for being so unreasonably laughed at; it is destroyed, it is true, but it hath the spiteful satisfaction of seeing everything destroyed with it.

All work and no plagiarism makes a dull speech.

Through many dangers, toils and snares, I have already come; 'Tis grace has brought me safe thus far, And grace will lead me home.

I am Moody... and a Cancerian to the boot. Even a small thing can change the entire mood, but I'm working on that. Besides, I'm also loyal and possessive.

I've always quite liked the idea of being an archeologist, sort of scrubbing around in the dirt.

When the face in the mirror doesn’t please you, turn it into a canvas.