My Biggest Concern Is That America Is

I Don't Have Any Secret Sauce And I'm No Smarter Than Anyone Else. I Will Say I Have Surrounded Myself With Unbelievable Talent That Has Made My Job Easier.

The Future Of America Is Not An Entitlement. We Have Been Given A Treasure Chest Of Gifts And Opportunities, But Some People Are Being Left Behind, And Success Is Not Sustainable Unless It Is Shared.

On Balance, I Am A Supporter Of The Minimum Wage Going Up. We've Got To Be Very Careful What We Wish For Because Some Employers - And There Could Be A Lot Of Them - Will Be Scared Away From Hiring New People Or Creating Incremental Hours For Part-time People As A Result Of That Wage Going Up.

My Father Had A Series Of Blue-collar Jobs And Never Made More Than $20,000 A Year. When I Was Seven, He Got Injured On A Job. That Was A Very Important Point - Because Of The Injury, He Couldn't Walk, And The Company He Was Working For Did Not Pay Him. There Was No Compensation. So There Was No Money And No Food.

We Can't Wait For Washington. Business Leaders Are Going To Have To Galvanize Their Own Constituencies And Do Everything They Can To Demonstrate Confidence In The Economy, And I Think That Can Be Contagious.