Unfortunately, Senator, nobody knows where the next innovative idea is coming from.
ALAN GREENSPANNeed to consider not only the most likely future path for the economy but also the distribution of possible outcomes about that path.
More Alan Greenspan Quotes
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In an economy that already has lost some momentum, one must remain alert to the possibility that greater caution and weakening asset values in financial markets could signal or precipitate an excessive softening in household and business spending.
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Crony capitalism is essentially a condition in which… public officials are giving favours to people in the private sector in payment of political favours.
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We ought to be opening up our borders to skilled labour from all parts of the world because [the state of the world is as follows: ].
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The companies could hire the educated workers they need. And those workers would compete with high-income people, driving more income equality.
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I do not deny that many appear to have succeeded in a material way by cutting corners and by manipulating associates, both in their professional and in their personal lives.
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I’m not denying that monopolies are terrible things, but I am denying that it is readily easy to resolve them through legislation of that nature.
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History demonstrates that participants in financial markets are susceptible to waves of optimism.
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Now, I only play very occasionally, and in fact, more piano than clarinet or sax.
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Gold still represents the ultimate form of payment in the world.
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Any onset of increased investor caution elevates risk premiums and, as a consequence, lowers asset values and promotes the liquidation of the debt that supported higher asset prices.
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If all currencies are moving up or down together, the question is: relative to what? Gold is the canary in the coal mine.
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The increased flexibility of our economy, which has fostered our extraordinary resilience to shocks.
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If we allow terrorism to undermine our freedom of action, we could reverse at least part of the palpable gains achieved by postwar globalization. It is incumbent upon us not to allow that to happen.
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Fiat money in extremis is accepted by nobody. Gold is always accepted.
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It is regrettably the way human nature functions, whether we like it or not. What successful economies do is keep it to a minimum.
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