Life is amazingly unpredictable; any 22-year-old who thinks they know where they will be in 10 years, much less in 30, is simply lacking imagination.
BEN BERNANKEThe financial crisis appears to be mostly behind us, and the economy seems to have stabilized and is expanding again.
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A gold standard doesn’t imply stability in the prices of the goods and services that people buy every day, it implies a stability in the price of gold itself.
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In a manner as nearly consistent as possible with full utilization of economic resources and low and stable inflation. In other words, the best way to get out of trouble is not to get into it in the first place.
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Speaking as somebody who has been happily married for 35 years, I can’t imagine any choice more consequential for a lifelong journey than the choice of a traveling companion.
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Every effort needs to be made to try and offset the costs of Katrina and Rita by reductions in other government programs, especially those that are wasteful, duplicative and ineffective.
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The Federal Reserve is not currently forecasting a recession.
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I am very proud of my nerd-dom.
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I don’t see much evidence of an equity bubble.
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I don’t think that Chinese ownership of U.S. assets is so large as to put our country at risk economically.
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The financial crisis appears to be mostly behind us, and the economy seems to have stabilized and is expanding again.
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If I am confirmed, I am confident that my colleagues on the Federal Open Market Committee and I will maintain the focus on long-term price stability as monetary policy’s greatest contribution to general economic prosperity and maximum employment.
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Education – lifelong education for everyone – from toddlers to workers well advanced in their careers – is indeed an excellent investment for individuals and society as a whole.
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September and October of 2008 was the worst financial crisis in global history, including the Great Depression.
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I am confident that we will meet whatever challenges the future may bring.
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In the future, my communications with the public and with the markets will be entirely through regular and formal channels.
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The American people are among the most productive in the world. We have the best technologies. We have – great universities. We have entrepreneurs.
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