I do think creating an open free-trade economy but with strong social support is the way to go.

If you do something really cognitively demanding, like buying furniture, it turns out buying furniture is one of the most difficult things we do. Go into a furniture store and look at a sofa.

I think Mitch Daniels, the former governor of Indiana was a case of that, who was an outstanding administrator.

People used to complain that selling a president was like selling a bar of soap. But when you buy soap, at least you get the soap. In this campaign, you just get two guys telling you they really value cleanliness.

The legitimacy of a war is not established by how it is organized but by what it achieves.

Bragging about what a good deal you got is one of the many great art forms that my people, the Jews, have introduced to American culture.

I can't imagine that being in the Trump Cabinet will be a very important job. I do think this will be a White House-run administration with a teeny-tiny group of people surrounding him, including his family maybe.