Top 43 Quotes & Sayings by Ana Patricia Botin
Explore popular quotes and sayings by a Spanish businesswoman Ana Patricia Botin.
Last updated on November 8, 2024.
I didn't join a bank because my father worked in a bank or because I thought I was going to be a banker or because I thought I was going to be where I am today.
We are the most British of Britain's banks. This always gets a chuckle; I don't why.
If the government is funding itself at 2 per cent, you know, how much are you going to pay savers if you want to lend money at a cheaper rate? People have the incentive to build a factory or open new stores. It is a trade-off.
We are going to make people who do some things with Santander into loyal customers who bank with us every day. This is what will allow us to compete in a world where banking customers have more and more choice. If we don't do this, then we won't grow in the next decade.
Discretion is the most important thing for a banker. That is the philosophy of the family... I mean, of the bank.
Santander gives you a unique opportunity to invest in the U.K. economy.
For me, my husband gives me advice all the time - he's been very supportive.
Being different is critical.
Profit, wealth creation, competition - these are not dirty words but the lifeblood of a dynamic economy.
We need to change how we run banks. We need to change the culture. If we get it right, we can have a huge impact.
I'm confident in our team and our capacity to continue to deliver.
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.
We can support innovators and entrepreneurs.
Everybody has their own style.
We need the banks to be attractive to investors again.
I want the best people, not just on the banking side but on innovation and technology.
It is going to sound cliched, but my husband has been incredibly helpful.
We didn't invent gunpowder. What we did was take things that were there and put them together in a way that works.
You are not going to get married through technology. You are not going to buy a house through technology.
When times are tough, we tend to outperform as margins increase.
I would love it if you became a Santander customer.
I started at the bottom. Nobody has given me anything.
I'm very happy in the U.K.; I love it here. Even the weather - I'm from a place where it rains almost as much.
I consider myself to be quite persuasive when I want.
I think cash will be around for a long time.
I don't think of us as defending ourselves. I think of us as a challenger, an attacker.
We're a boring retail and commercial bank.
We need to stop frowning upon failure whilst criticising those that succeed.
I get the sense that the British do not like to look at things on the bright side of life. Maybe it has something to do with the weather.
I am confident that our experience, our scale, our intimate knowledge of the needs of our customers put us on the front line of economic and social progress.
I wanted to be a journalist. I used to write articles at university about politics.
It has to be convenient. You have to be able to bank with me anytime.
I wanted to be a journalist. The other thing I wanted to be was a spy.
It's true that I'm always happy to walk away.
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.
Bright graduates will either set up their own companies or come and work for us or a consulting firm or government. But going to work for a small company if you are really good? No way.
I think of digital as a means to an end: How do I service and get more loyal customers, how do I achieve operational excellence, and how do I change my culture?
We can help companies committed to addressing global challenges such as climate change.
We need critical mass. We need people, not just one or two. We need a lot of them.
I have a very, very difficult job.
Other things equal, we should give a chance to women. That's what I try to do.
We can help families buy their homes and invest in their educations.
I am not confident that Europe can make it.
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