Anthony Scaramucci

And he was the culture carrier extraordinaire, as you and I both remember, the legendary John Weinberg.

And one of the things he said to me, Lloyd, which is so evident in this book, is that some people grow, other people swell.

Remember him saying that, Lloyd?

Yeah, I do.

You remember him saying that?

Yep.

Lloyd, I'm going to say the sentence and you finish the sentence.

Trees don't... Obviously, they don't grow to the sky.

They don't grow to the sky.

That's cliche, yes.

See, I mean, it was...

This is the stuff that you and I grew up with at the firm, and it's imbued in your book.

And I want to talk about the culture of the firm.

You're embracing it from East New York.

Let's just face it.

You're a non-establishmentarian, but there's something warm and embracing about this culture that you ride to the top job.

Look, I loved – I think – So talk about that if you don't mind.

Yeah.

Well, I got a tremendous amount of help from my colleagues at Goldman, some former partners, current partners, et cetera.

And I always have a warm spot for Goldman.