You have your own culture and your own ways of doing things. I hope Japan continues on this path.

The government has the right to change laws and rules and regulations.

We're not fair weather friends. We've been in places for a long, long time.

I've always been a ... believer in good regulation.

It takes 10 years to get all the permits to build a bridge today. Ten years? What happened to the good old can-do America? Where is "We get it done, we work together"? We've become this bureaucratic, stifling environment. I'm not talking about violating environmental things - I'm talking about building a bridge, getting things going, getting people to work together.

There are parts [in Dodd-Frank] that I don't agree with. But, in total, it is what it is.

Any good job is a good job. This whole concept of a dead-end job? It's not true. I've heard it my whole life. Jobs lead to dignity. If you're good at the first, then you can get the second. Jobs lead to household formation. Jobs are a better solution for society.