It's better for the United States and better for the world to have the U.S. be energy independent. Have us have clean air and clean water and protect the environment for future generations of Americans. All of that makes sense.

I don't think I need to be an apologist for working hard and being a very large taxpayer.

A lot of unpredictable things happened in the Republican party, but I think the notion that we're gonna demonize Donald Trump or we're gonna mischaracterize him is completely unfair.

I'm a risk manager, but I'm also a risk taker.

The reason why Donald Trump does have a very strong base of popularity is he's an authentic person and not necessarily a politician.

What has worked for America is not caring about how the rich are doing, or the politics of envy. What's worked for America is growth. Growth is the reason why I had a very nice middle class upbringing with parents who never went to college.

You lower the [tax] rate, you will motivate and incentivize more people to put more capital at risk to create more jobs.