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I learned in business that you had to be very careful when you told somebody that's working for you to do something, because the chances were very high he'd do it. In government, you don't have to worry about that.

There are people in the world who have the power to change our values.

I have to be honest with you: When the FBI let me out of prison early to advise the agency on preventing fraud, I wasn't a changed person. I wasn't rehabilitated. But when I started working with the FBI, one of the most ethical groups of men and women in the world, I couldn't help but have some of that character rub off on me.

I don't think I should tell you what to do, nor should the government. As long as you enjoy your own personal liberties and don't infringe on the liberties of others, I don't care.

If you want to change things, it requires bravery.

Don't violate your own code of values and ethics, but don't waste energy trying to make other people violate theirs.

I think it's wrong to compromise your values to fit in with the social climate in Washington, D.C. When it comes to spending, I'm not compromising. I don't care who, what, when or where, I'm not compromising.

Everyone's values are defined by what they will tolerate when it is done to others.

If the government would like to hire my services to maximize value for their stake, they should approach me. No problem.

The government is promoting bad behavior.