i actually am john galt. but, you all are too. that is the secret of ayn rand's enduring popularity. her books are lessons. her books are self-help books. her books are guides to how to live. we can all be heroes, just read what is in their carefully. my new book, "i am john galt," is a readers guide to "atlas shrugged" to help you learn to live like in ayn rand hee row and at the same time to teach you what happens in the world when there are ayn rand type of villains albert. now, i assume that everyone in this room has heard of ayn rand. how many people here have read "atlas shrugged"? [applause] i am actually stunned to not see every single hand in the room go up. here we have got two big thumbs up for the virtue of selfishness here. fantastic. okay. if you haven't read "atlas shrugged," in a way i envy you because you have before you a fantastic treat. the first reading of "atlas shrugged" is a transformative experience. in poll after poll when americans are asked, what is the book that influences you the most, "atlas shrugged

this embodies john galt's famous speech. this is basically a summary of objectivism applied to how to run a business, and all 30,000bb and t employees right down to the teller are evaluated every six months based on how they are complying with these randan ideals. i want to quote to you from this, and tell you what bbt's statement of purpose is. now, think about this for a second. 23 you worked for a large company, you know the purpose statements, it's to serve the communities or save the whales. here's bb and t's purpose, "our ultimate purpose is to create sue peoria economic rewards for our shareholders. we're in it for the money, who knew!" [applause] folks, they are all in it for the money. this is a guy who is honest about it. what happens when you are not honest about it? instead of having 30,000 employees, you have 30,000 liars. that works for countrywide. don't try that one. be honest with the employees. this is a noble mission. we all want to succeed. we all want to make money. we all understand that shareholders ha