We will have more crises and none of them will look like this because no two crises have anything in common except human nature.
ALAN GREENSPANWe will have more crises and none of them will look like this because no two crises have anything in common except human nature.
ALAN GREENSPANThe Iraq War is largely about oil.
ALAN GREENSPANI cannot conceive of a politically feasible solution to this problem which will overdo cutting the deficit, where overdoing means harming the economy. It might be technically possible, but it is not realistic.
ALAN GREENSPANAnd she always has so much fun doing it. We make a good team.
ALAN GREENSPANIf we are to remain preeminent in transforming knowledge into economic value, America’s system of higher education must remain the world’s leader in generating scientific and technological breakthrough, and in meeting the challenge to educate workers.
ALAN GREENSPANWhatever you tax you get less of.
ALAN GREENSPANThe free lunch has still to be invented.
ALAN GREENSPANWhen trust is lost, a nation’s ability to transact business is palpably undermined.
ALAN GREENSPANNeed to consider not only the most likely future path for the economy but also the distribution of possible outcomes about that path.
ALAN GREENSPANRegulation of derivatives transactions that are privately negotiated by professionals is unnecessary.
ALAN GREENSPANIf I say something which you understand fully in this regard, I probably made a mistake.
ALAN GREENSPANWe cannot rule out a situation in which a preemptive policy tightening becomes necessary.
ALAN GREENSPANInstitutions of the newer participants in global finance had not been tested, until recently…recent crisis have underscored certain financial structure vulnerabilities that are not readily assuaged in the short run.
ALAN GREENSPANThey seem to sense… that gold and economic freedom are inseparable.
ALAN GREENSPANI love to play tennis and golf, listen to music, watch baseball and root for the Redskins.
ALAN GREENSPANGold, unlike all other commodities, is a currency…and the major thrust in the demand for gold is not for jewelry.
ALAN GREENSPAN