In my lifetime, Mitt Romney is the most qualified leader I've ever seen run for the presidency of the United States.

Out-innovating them is the way to beat China. And to do everything that we do in this country to support innovative policy, that drives innovation and new products and more jobs and creates jobs. You can't - you can't put a wall up around here. We tried that in the '30s. It didn't work.

What business could be mature when you have economies with more than 2 billion people in India, China and Southeast Asia?

The 3Ss of Winning in business are speed, simplicity, and self-confidence.

One of the things about leadership is that you cannot be a moderate, balanced, thoughtful, careful articulator of policy. You've got to be on the lunatic fringe.

Protecting underperformers always backfires.

If you reward candor, you'll get it.