We always live in an uncertain world. What is certain is that the United States will go forward over time.

I think you are out of your mind if you keep taking jobs that you don't like because you think it will look good on your resume. Isn't that a little like saving up sex for your old age?

I know what I want to do and it makes sense to get going.

We've got more productive capacity now than we ever have.

I would say the biggest single cause was we had an incredible residential real estate bubble.

Yeah, we don't consider many stupid things. I mean, we get rid of 'em fast...Just getting rid of the nonsense -- just figuring out that if people call you and say, 'I've got this great, wonderful idea', you don't spend 10 minutes once you know in the first sentence that it isn't a great, wonderful idea...Don't be polite and go through the whole process.

Beware of geeks bearing formulas.