One of our biggest assets is our growth strategy. We have grown by 16 percent this year in terms of number of rooms, which is the most significant organic growth in Europe in the industry.

Our broad revenue growth and expanding net interest margin indicate that the momentum we carried into this year is continuing to build.

I've been reasonably optimistic that we can get back to high single-digit growth in the stock market by year's end. Valuations are such at this point that I don't really see a lot of downside risk.

It is a good time if you're willing to accept slow growth and slow improvement. We do not anticipate at this time that the foreseeable future will bring a real strong massive upturn in consumer spending.

It is not any part of my agenda to change the law. My agenda is to reduce the number of unintended pregnancies.

Gun regulation is a place where local control is possible.