“And one of our points of continuing conversation with our trading part...” — John W. Snow Quote

“And one of our points of continuing conversation with our trading partners is the urgency of their taking steps to remove barriers to their improved growth performance.”

“Well, the U.S. is running a current account deficit; we are creating lots of investment opportunities in the United States that exceed our own domestic savings rates, so the issue here is to encourage higher savings rates in the United States.”

“I think we'll build a consensus for action on Social Security reform which will reduce that long-term unfunded obligation and put the system on a sustainable basis.”

“I have to break down the barriers as a female. I have to work 30 times harder just for respect.”

“I have great respect for Sandra Day O'Connor. She has broken so many barriers for women in the law, and was a master negotiator and pragmatist in her days on the Supreme Court.”

“Information technology is a formidable enabler of freedoms. For example, it lowers barriers to freedom of expression and allows people to get a better grasp of their lives. It should not be used to reduce the freedom of people.”