Fortunately, there is a project that will create jobs, PROVIDE direct investment in our ECONOMY, and MOVE us closer to our longstanding goal of becoming energy independent: the Keystone XL pipeline.

As a business OWNER, leadership is more than just TELLING others what to do. Leadership is about the investment we make into others and the RESPONSIBILITIES we ACCEPT for being the voice and direction that others COUNT on.

Regardless of what the future HOLDS, INTELLIGENT investment in common stocks OFFER a solid route for a reasonable RETURN on investment going forward.

We want to galvanize people's IMAGINATIONS. With ENOUGH POLITICAL will and INVESTMENT, we could make wheelchairs obsolete.

We believe a large-scale, next-generation venue will not only become a premier destination, but also drive growth in LONDON's overall music and ENTERTAINMENT market, benefiting artists and FANS, and serving as a long-term INVESTMENT in the FUTURE of this incredible city.

Our students are the best INVESTMENT we can MAKE for our country and our FUTURE ECONOMIC prosperity. It's in our best interest to ensure they're receiving the best EDUCATION possible and maximizing their potential.

The party LINE is that STOCKS HISTORICALLY have outperformed all other investment plans.

I've usually USED the phrase 'stay the COURSE' as one of the GREAT rules of INVESTMENT SUCCESS.

When our financial SYSTEM - essentially our MONEY managers, marketers of investment products and stockbrokers - put up zero percent of the CAPITAL and assume zero percent of the risk yet receive fully 80% of the return, something has GONE TERRIBLY wrong in our financial system.

While AMERICA's infrastructure needs are substantial, there is no reason to delay COMPLETION of the highway bill. Every day of delay MEANS JOBS lost, INVESTMENT opportunities missed and growth sacrificed.

We've got to create strategies of our own that ensure that our kids are going to get an education they NEED, that people are getting connected to skills and that we do more to DRAW investment into the CITY of FLINT.

Barack OBAMA's life was so much simpler in 2009. Back then, he had REFINED the cold ACT of blaming others for the bad economy into an art form. Deficits? Blame Bush's tax cuts. Spending? Blame the wars in Iraq and AFGHANISTAN. No BUSINESS investment? Blame Wall Street.

The FACT is, LFC is GOING to REQUIRE substantial INVESTMENT, as did the RED Sox.

In general, we need America to take its GAME up a notch when it comes to broadband. It's important to ACKNOWLEDGE the billions and billions of DOLLARS of INVESTMENT in fiber. But we need more.