We haven't learned to be the majority party. We haven't learned how to lead. We're still stuck in the opposition.

The vast majority of Americans are employed in service sector industries, and many of those sectors are highly internationalized. The most high-value added sectors, notably the tech sector, is massively globalized. And, for them, it would be a disaster if America's trade policy was to go down a spiraling route towards protectionism.

When it comes to economics, president-elect [Donald] Trump has promised to revive American manufacturing, get tough on trade with China, cut taxes and invest in infrastructure.

There's no doubt that [tax cuts] act as a stimulus. How could they not, in a sense? You're giving cash back to households.

You can find inspiration when you're not even looking for it.

The heyday perhaps of American public infrastructure is the Sputnik moment of the 1950s, the [Dwaight] Eisenhower administration, for instance, which rolls out the modern interstate system. The highway system of the United States is built during this period.

It's very typical that when two people are having lunch, they put a phone on the table between them.