John Mack Quotations

We continued to produce outstanding results, with nine-month earnings 35 percent ahead of last year's record pace. Our third-quarter results reflect significant breadth, with record operating results in Discover Card and asset management and another outstanding quarter in the securities business.

That was in the D.A.'s court. Now the ball is in the court of the LAPD.

I also believe, John, that your ability to accelerate the changes needed can be facilitated by a remake of Morgan Stanley's Board of Directors,

It's to the mayor's credit that he reached out. The inclusive nature of his appointments will mean a rich new diversity of opinions and ideas, to the benefit of the city.

Small- to medium-sized transactions are typically not affected in a downturn.

Unless some heads roll, we will return to some dark, bad, old days of the LAPD,

Nothing can get better than that. As a comedy writer, this ranks right up there with Bill Clinton dating an intern.

AWAS is a strong business with superb management, but it does not fit our strategy.

Joe Roby's leadership during his 28 years at DLJ was instrumental in building that firm into a leading investment bank, ... We wish Joe continued success in his new role at CSFB.

We certainly see a lot of people coming to us with Internet businesses to sell, ... But the deals are not getting done because these companies have no revenue and no tangible assets.