What he learnt since his schooldays:

There is a big world out there and it has got more pluses than minuses.

On reacting to setbacks:

I would tend to instinctively, mentally take a step back and regroup.

The ideal job:

The vineyard owner in Tuscany, the vine on the hill as the sun sets. . .

The future of the economy:

I think the prospects, if we all keep our heads, have never been better.

The public relations aspect of the job:

I think we have to fight very hard to get a fair press.

As a liberal market economist:

Enterprise and encouragement to entrepreneurs is an important part of economic growth for everybody.

The need for co-ordinated planning:

The real enemy of investment is uncertainty, uncertainty about policies, uncertainty about interest rates and uncertainty about future growth rates.