In an information age, in a technology-based global economy, we must have the most productive and best-educated workforce.

You don't get an economy growing by raising taxes.

the transition of North Carolina's economy from textiles and tobacco to tourism and technology.

We have for the first time an economy based on a key resource [Information] that is not only renewable, but self-generating. Running out of it is not a problem, but drowning in it is.

The information age is so psychotic – without the cell phone and Internet, I would be drama free right now.

The key to revenue growth is tax reform that closes loopholes and that is pro-growth. Then with a growing economy, that's where your revenue growth comes in, not from higher taxes.