Countries with deficit don't want to pay the bill, and they want to get more loans, and countries with superiority, they don't want to help the countries with problems, and they just want them to tighten their belts.

I believe in a real democratic system, with a state of law and freedom of the press. I believe in a free, open-market economy integrated with the world. And I believe in equality of opportunity. Those are my basic beliefs. On top of that, of course, I believe in some moral values.

You will never solve the American problems just by printing money.

Economic and financial crisis are getting much more usual, and they are not confined to a given country but they immediately spread all over the world, and you have to be prepared for that.

Life is tough - and you have to be tougher than life to change the world.

I'm a person with a lot of affection for adventure - I scuba dive, skydive, fly helicopters.

Business is a useful tool in politics, but it's not enough. You need much more than to be a good businessman, to be a good politician.