While lawyers are arguing about the PATRIOT Act or the America Freedom Act, the point is, the terrorists have moved on, the technologists have moved on, and we, the United States of America, are not taking advantage of the latest and greatest in technology the terrorists are. We need to get smart about it.

I think bolstering free trade is a boon to the dollar.

The world is a more tragic and dangerous place when American isn't leading and, under this president, we have not been leading.

I know our policies work best to lift young men and women up - regardless of their background - so that they can choose their own path and live lives of dignity, purpose, and meaning.

If a decision-making process is flawed and dysfunctional, decisions will go awry.

If values matter in an organisation, you have to be prepared to act consistently.

If you have a line of business - I know this as a CEO - or if you have a teenager - I know this as a parent - who have a spending problem, what do you do? You quit giving them money.