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In business, I believe that if you focus only on the journey, you'll miss the whole point of the enterprise. There has to be a goal, an end game of some kind; otherwise, you're just spinning your wheels. Yes, the journey is important, but the destination is important, too.

The most important thing for us is investing and making companies great, and then they have all the options they want, whether that's to go public or stay private.

Ultimately, we're in the service business. We will always have an important human element.

It is important we don't become complacent, do our job and stay professional.

What we spend our time on is probably the most important decision we make.

My priority will continue to be that we maintain the optimal balance to be able to invest in education and infrastructure while encouraging business growth.

So we have a commitment to the business and to its people.

What you need to keep most in the U.S. is the entrepreneurial spirit.

It seems like we are moving towards something, some kind of point and it is probably going to be an important point in our development or dissolution. That is what everybody seems to be thinking.

It's so important for business leaders to discover what their purpose is. In the days when the business seems overwhelming, or you aren't certain you can continue, it is your purpose that will compel you to push through.