I have my strong views and opinions. I really want to transform Illinois government because this state is failing the taxpayers and the children.
Being a successful CEO, where I've driven a bottom line, assembled teams, driven results, that's a critical benefit to running the state government.
Laying the groundwork for smaller, smarter government, especially at the federal level, is going to be tough. But it is essential for getting us back on the path to long-term prosperity.
As a fiscal conservative, I think that our government should pay for itself.
I believe the public's confidence would be increased if the federal government took over the functions of airport security screening for all passengers.
If people are good only because they fear punishment, and hope for reward, then we are a sorry lot indeed.
Necessity of action takes away the fear of the act, and makes bold resolution the favorite of fortune.
I live in constant fear of being fired or dropped for that dark part of my work I can't control.
Bad news sells because the amygdala is always looking for something to fear.
Italy is famous for fashion, food, Ferrari, and furniture - furniture was a segment where the companies in the high end are all small.
The world is a bell curve. Classroom test scores, employee performance in a company or how many people really, really like you. No matter the population you're studying, they always fit neatly across the standard deviations of the famous bell curve.
A better world shall emerge based on faith and understanding.
I mentioned that one of the tripartite formulas in American worldview involves time: past, present, and future.
Put simply, I want to treat my readers as partners and not crooks. There is no future in calling your most active promoters crooks.
Since God knows our future, our personalities, and our capacity to listen, He isn't ever going to say more to us than we can deal with at the moment.
Sustainable development is a fundamental break that's going to reshuffle the entire deck. There are companies today that are going to dominate in the future simply because they understand that.
The stories a society tells about itself are a measure of how it values itself, the ideals of democracy, and its future.
Also, it is interesting that developing countries, with China and India perhaps in the lead, where the future of the global environment will be decided are now on board with the case for sustainable development.
We owe at least this much to future generations, from whom we have borrowed a fragile planet called Earth.
I've found that when the market's going down and you buy funds wisely, at some point in the future you will be happy.
The cost of infrastructure development to host a mega-event can be offset against economic growth over future decades.
