If I seem unduly clear to you, you must have misunderstood what I said.
ALAN GREENSPANThe 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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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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It has been my experience that competency in mathematics, both in numerical manipulations and in understanding its conceptual foundations.
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The gut-feel of the 55-year old trader is more important than the mathematical elegance of the 25-year old genius.
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I was a fairly good amateur musician, and I was an average professional. But the one thing I saw was that the big band business was fading.
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Fear and euphoria are dominant forces, and fear is many multiples the size of euphoria. Bubbles go up very slowly as euphoria builds.
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The problem is not lack of regulation but unrealistic expectations. What we confront in reality is uncertainty, some of it frighteningly so…
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I must say, I never expected to see the day where I would be talking about anything other than reducing the debt, I’m running into the tyranny of zero, which is where you can’t reduce (the debt) any more
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To succeed, you will soon learn, as I did, the importance of a solid foundation in the basics of education – literacy, both verbal and numerical, and communication skills.
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And she always has so much fun doing it. We make a good team.
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Gold still represents the ultimate form of payment in the world.
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You can’t have the capitalist system if an increasing number of people think it is unjust.
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Gold, unlike all other commodities, is a currency…and the major thrust in the demand for gold is not for jewelry.
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Regulation of derivatives transactions that are privately negotiated by professionals is unnecessary.
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Institutions 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.
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All taxes are a drag on economic growth. It’s only a question of degree.
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