When I went up from the youth team to the first team at Internacional, it was a risk - they were almost betting on me making it.

I made a professional decision, a step forward in my career and for Roma, who earned a huge sum.

If you look at my professional history as a goalkeeper, I'm not somebody who makes many.

I've locked myself in my room and wanted to be on my own a lot in my career, but I don't do that anymore.

Chinese leaders are walking a tightrope in terms of maintaining internal stability so that the solid platform that has produced amazing results can continue to improve the quality of life for more of its citizens.

I have yet to meet members of a leadership team who I thought lacked the intelligence or the domain expertise required to be successful. I've met many, however, who failed to foster organizational health. Their companies were riddled with politics, various forms of dysfunction, and general confusion about their direction and mission.

I was leader of the Opposition when Vajpayee was PM. We attacked policies, not personalities, neither inside or outside the House.

The young people I teach now know they are being sold down the river before we even start studying the trends and numbers. That's the toughest part of being a high school economics teacher... being a witness when our children realize that the greatest deficit of all is a deficit of leadership.