Government has a legitimate function, but the private sector has one too, and it is superior. In other words, people are better than institutions.

The 'private sector' of the economy is, in fact, the voluntary sector; and the 'public sector' is, in fact, the coercive sector.

Government has a habit of blaming the private sector for its own failings while taking credit for advances we in fact owe to the private sector.

You balance the budget by restraining the growth of government and encouraging the growth of the private sector.

The private sector is motivated by profit and efficiency and the US government often is not.

Leadership at the civic level is designed to be inclusive, but has difficulty being effective. In the private sector, leadership is based on meritocracy. Digital economy should be led by the private sector and the role of government should be to facilitate and support it. [On Strategies for Global Digital Economy]