Lloyd Blankfein

I am what I am, what I am.

And so I'm always, I always, I'm going to hear my self-speak.

I'm going to hear my Brooklyn accent.

I'm going to say,

I'm going to try hard to say rather as opposed to rather or sister instead of sister.

And so I'm always conscious.

So you're always both.

At some point, you just go with it and decide that although you're lucky for it because there are burdens to every position, but there are advantages to every position.

And so that's something- Yeah, I think that's what I always try to impress upon people as people grew through Goldman Sachs is think about-

Who was in your position when you were striving and growing up and you become that person?

Do you realize that?

You could put a name on it.

Like the first time I realized I had a job that Bob Rubin had when I first got to the firm.

You know, Bob Rubin, who was then Treasury Secretary, was co-head of the firm for a while.

And I said, my God, when Bob Rubin walked into a room, I used to, you know, I used to, you know, shake.

And now...

I'm that person.

You have to realize how people look at you.

When you grow up like us, stepping out of yourself and seeing yourself in the room and being self-critical, by the way, is unavoidable.

Often it's really good, but sometimes it gets in your way too because you end up second-guessing yourself.