I agree that, in general, public statements by politicians should not be taken very seriously, and Romney is no exception. I think the examples of actions he's taken, particularly in his pre-political life, are more informative.

I assume he is an American political figure of some sort?

Yes. Previously, he was a management consultant who helped develop the practice of buying companies explicitly to reshape them, which was a great application of "wait, if we believe that we actually help companies, then we're in a perfect position to buy low and sell high."