When as a young and unknown man I started to be successful I was referred to as a gambler. My operations increased in scope and volume. Then I was known as a speculator. The sphere of my activities continued to expand and I am presently known as a banker. Actually I have been doing the same thing all the time.
attributed to Sir Ernest Cassel – born in Cologne as Ernst Cassel, British entrepreneur and banker, private financial advisor to king Edward VII. (1852-1921)