The ultimate arbiters of the models of banking and the management of banking are the investors. It's the shareholders.

My obligation is to the owners of Barclays, my shareholders. They hired me. People who criticise compensation for individuals in isolation at, say, BarCap, individuals who don't work in the U.K. and are competing with U.S., German or Asian banks, they should look at all these factors.

Becoming an Olympian is the ultimate reward for any athlete.

Parents are the ultimate role models for children. Every word, movement and action has an effect. No other person or outside force has a greater influence on a child than the parent.

There's more honor in investment management than in investment banking.

(Investors) don't want to see this relatively ferocious back and forth between the government and Telstra management, they want to see a plan for how earnings and the share price of the company are going to be buoyed.