Perception Is Everything And That Becomes The

So What Will Define Greatness For Your Generation? I Believe It Is To Use The Knowledge That You Have Earned Here To Find Ways, Not Only To Connect To Computers, But To Connect To People; Not Only To Bridge Gaps In Science, But To Bridge Gaps Between Cultures; Not Only To Use Numbers And Formulas To Create, But To Use Words To Lead, And In The Process, To Close That Canyon Between Ignorance And Understanding.

The Financial Crisis Was A Classic Case Of The Political Class Failing The American People. Twenty-five Agencies Were Supposed To Be Minding The Store During The Financial Crisis And Every One Of Them Was Asleep At The Switch.

To Wage War, We Need A Commander In Chief Who Has Made Tough Calls In Tough Times And Stood Up To Be Held Accountable Over And Over, Not First-term Senators Who've Never Made An Executive Decision In Their Life.

There's A Whole Company Called Palantir That Does Nothing But Derive And Create Algorithms Riches To Search Through Big Data. We're Not Using Their Capabilities. For Heaven's Sake, Some Of This Is Just Ineptitude.

I Think We Ought To Ban Earmarks. I Think We Ought To Give Citizens The Opportunity To Designate Up To 10 Percent Of Their Federal Income Tax Toward Debt Reduction. If We Did That, We Would Reduce Our Debt By $95 Billion A Year.