I dread handshakes. I've got some problems with my hands, and everywhere I go, PEOPLE want to impress me with their grip. To make it worse, now women are coming up with that FIRM shake. So I'll say, 'Gimme five!' If a BOY wants a HANDSHAKE, I'll just give him a hug.
Convinced that behavior and CONDUCT are every bit as important as SKILLS and EXPERTISE, I sought to build the firm into an ENDURING, values-based institution.
This idea, as you know, that I have firm convictions that the idea of issues being a big deal where our mutual FRIEND went BACK and he FELT so strongly that the determining FACTOR in electoral success should be a proven character.
When I was young, my mother said to me, 'Momma loves her LITTLE son.' Now, this tender endearment holds a FIRM meaning within my life, inside my spirit. It reminds me that in sharing LOVE, it grows that MUCH greater in our hearts.
If you LOOK at Citadel today, that's really - the founding principle of the firm is a real PURSUIT of TALENT, a pursuit of people who have a passion for finance, and a pursuit of individuals who make good decisions day in and day out.