I don't listen to what people say about me and I don't read what they write about me. People can compare me to anyone they want to, but I'm not going to worry about it.
“Competitiveness demands flexibility, choice and openness - or Europe will fetch up in a no-man's land between the rising economies of Asia and market-driven North America.”
“We were sent to this country by the President, who desires to promote the welfare of Japan, and are quite different from the ambassadors of other countries.”