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I have found no greater satisfaction than achieving success through honest dealing and strict adherence to the view that, for you to gain, those you deal with should gain as well.

Alan Greenspan

The only sustainable way to increase demand for vacant houses is to spur the formation of new households. Admitting more skilled immigrants, who tend to earn enough to buy homes, would accomplish that while paying other dividends to the U.S. economy.
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Formation House Household Increase New Only Sustainable
I guess I should warn you, if I turn out to be particularly clear, you’ve probably misunderstood what I’ve said.
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Clear Guess Out Particular Turn Warn You
Recent episodes in which Fed officials hinted at a shift toward higher interest rates have unleashed significant volatility in markets.
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Episode Higher Interest Market Official Rate Recent Toward Unleash Volatility
The recent period has been marked by a transformation to an economy that is more productive as competitive forces become increasingly intense and new technologies raise the efficiency of our businesses…
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Business Competitive Economy Force Mark More Period Productive Recent Technology Transformation
I love to play tennis and golf, listen to music, watch baseball and root for the Redskins.
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Baseball Listen Love Music Olf Play Redskin Root Tennis
Greenspan, who knew so much more than most, knew far less than most supposed.
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Far Greenspan Knew Less More Most Suppose
If you get beyond the political rhetoric [and assembled a group to solve Social Security] it would take them 15 minutes. It would take them 15 minutes only because 10 minutes was used for pleasantries.
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Group Minute Pleasantries Political Rhetoric Security Solve
American and British authorities were also concerned about violence in an area that harbors a resource indispensable for the functioning of the word economy.
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Country Economy Function Harbor Violence World
What we have found over the years in the marketplace is that derivatives have been an extraordinarily useful vehicle to transfer risk from those who shouldn’t be taking it to those who are willing to and are capable of doing so.
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Derivative Extraordinary Marketplace Over Useful Year
History has not dealt kindly with the aftermath of protracted periods of low risk premiums.
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Aftermath Dealt History Period Premium Protracted Risk
I was raising the question on the side with Governor Mullins of what would happen if the Treasury sold a little gold in this market.
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Gold Governor Happen Little Market Question Raise Treasury
Some succeed for a time. But while there may occasionally be mis-configurations among market prices that allow abnormal returns, they do not persist.
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Among Configuration Market Occasionally Price Priest Some Succeed
Such caution seems especially warranted with regard to the sharp rise in equity prices during the past two years. These gains have obviously raised questions of sustainability.
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Caution During Especially Past Price Regard Rise Sharp Two Warranted Year
Rules cannot take the place of character.
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Character Place Rule
History cannot be reduced to a set of statistics and probabilities.
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History Probability Reduce Set Statics
Regulation of derivatives transactions that are privately negotiated by professionals is unnecessary.
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Derivate Negotiate Privately Profession Regulation Transaction

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