Being captive to quarterly earnings isn't consistent with long-term value creation. This pressure and the short term focus of equity markets make it difficult for a public company to invest for long-term success, and tend to force company leaders to sacrifice long-term results to protect current earnings.

The good and the bad news is that politicians rarely do what they say they are going to do when they campaign.

I've had the philosophy that John Adams expressed, in the kind of system that we're trying to create in this country: that this is a system for moral people. It will work for no other.

We strive to hire and retain only those who embrace our MBM® Guiding Principles, which encompass integrity, compliance, value creation, Principled Entrepreneurship, customer focus, knowledge, change, humility, respect and fulfillment.

If the legislation helps people improve their lives, then that's great because that's the ultimate goal of all of this.

I don't believe in a plumb line. I believe in the exchange of ideas.

I agree with George Washington's concern about parties: They become an end in themselves, rather than being committed to helping people improve their lives.