Fred Green Quotations

We are delighted to officially enter three dynamic Florida markets through the acquisition of First Florida. First Florida has a team of talented bankers and investment experts who are empowered to deliver financial solutions and make local decisions that best suit their customers' needs. Through our partnership with First Florida, we can increase the resources of the local bank so they can offer even more robust products and services to both commercial and retail consumers in these rapidly growing markets.

We're taking another handoff out of the game. The outcome will be to create capacity for the shipping community and give them confidence in our ability to meet their needs to grow.

A number of recent transactions have been well-received by the market, and that has given boards of directors the ability to approve deals.

We think there continues to be some pretty strong price opportunities in the market.

The strategy, in its simplest form, is to get what I call a disproportionate share of new people moving into the market.

It is important to expose yourself to ideas you don't agree with from time to time. Attend a political rally of a party you do not like.

The world is not fair. If you persist in presuming it is, you will create a lot of unnecessary misery for yourself.

Don't worry about how things are. Watch where they are headed.

If you want to meet girls, by far the best method is to carry a baby or a puppy.

Don't worry about where you are. Watch the first derivative.