Ana Patricia Botin

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. ”

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

I'm very happy in the U.K.; I love it here. Even the weather - I'm from a place where it rains almost as much. ”

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

I am confident that our experience, our scale, our intimate knowledge of the needs of our customers put us on the front line of economic and social progress. ”

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. ”

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

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. ”

I get the sense that the British do not like to look at things on the bright side of life. Maybe it has something to do with the weather. ”

It's true that I'm always happy to walk away. ”