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" We didn't invent gunpowder. What we did was take things that were there and put them together in a way that works. "

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" Discretion is the most important thing for a banker. That is the philosophy of the family... I mean, of the bank. "

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" 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. "

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" 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. "

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" I think cash will be around for a long time. "

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" I would love it if you became a Santander customer. "

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" It has to be convenient. You have to be able to bank with me anytime. "

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" I don't think of us as defending ourselves. I think of us as a challenger, an attacker. "

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" We are the most British of Britain's banks. This always gets a chuckle; I don't why. "

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" 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. "

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" It is going to sound cliched, but my husband has been incredibly helpful. "

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" Everybody has their own style. "

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" 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. "

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" 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. "

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" I consider myself to be quite persuasive when I want. "

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" 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. "

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" 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. "

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