I don't think spending time in Ottawa is a good use of my time as the leader.

Money has no grey areas. You either make it or you lose it.

The definition of leadership is that you have to find great people and ask them to do extraordinary things. I've been doing that my whole life.

A lot of people have said a lot of great things about Steve Jobs. And for good reason: he built the world's second-most valuable company, with billions in profits and products that have improved every aspect of our lives. But Steve didn't get there by being a soft, fluffy, Kumbaya-type leader.

So much of life is a negotiation - so even if you're not in business, you have opportunities to practice all around you.

I actually think being an entrepreneur is a state of mind. If you're going to be an entrepreneur, my thesis is that you have to sacrifice everything for some period in your life to be successful. You have to be myopic and completely focused and unbalanced in every way. Once you've achieved success, you're free to do whatever you like.

The practical reality of managing cars in the family - I do 36-month leases. I think they're horrible investments. And you want to give them back after their warranty is over.