Ana Patricia Botin

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

“I have a very, very difficult job.”

“We can help families buy their homes and invest in their educations.”

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

“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.”

“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...”

“Santander gives you a unique opportunity to invest in the U.K. economy.”