We're still in a recession. We're not gonna be out of it for a while, but we will get out.

Only when the tide goes out do you discover who's been swimming naked.

I think the most important factor in getting out of the recession actually is just the regenerative capacity of - of American capitalism.

I am a huge bull on this country. We will not have a double-dip recession at all. I see our businesses coming back almost across the board.

These costs are now being incurred in amounts that will cause shareholders to earn far less than they historically have.

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