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I think it's fair to say I feel much more comfortable in business than in politics.

When scrutiny is lacking, tyranny, corruption and man's baser qualities have a better chance of entering into the public business of any government.

I prefer to take the view of businesspeople who are actually generating jobs and creating wealth.

I believe that engaging in the political process is part of being a good person.

A life in politics is for people who know themselves and know where their own line is between loyalty and honesty.

Politics are about preserving relationships at the end of the day, and it has nothing to do with the greater good for humanity. It's just all about business.

Would that the simple maxim, that honesty is the best policy, might be laid to heart; that a sense of the true aim of life might elevate the tone of politics and trade till public and private honor become identical.

Politics would be a helluva good business if it weren't for the goddamned people.

I think it is fundamental to understand that the ethics of politics indicate that you should concentrate your efforts on those marginalized people who live in poverty with few opportunities to develop individually.