A Fed loan to Lehman Brothers would not have prevented a bankruptcy.

I'm a straightforward person. I like to be direct with people.

I don't see (subprime mortgage market troubles) imposing a serious problem. I think it's going to be largely contained.

It's a safe banking system, a sound banking system. Our regulators are on top of it. This is a very manageable situation.

Our overriding goal in restructuring our financial architecture should be that taxpayers never again have to save a failing financial institution.

There's always light at the end of the tunnel, right? It just depends on how long the tunnel is.

I never once considered that it was appropriate to put taxpayer money on the line in resolving Lehman Brothers.

In just about every area of society, there's nothing more important than ethics.

Economic growth and environmental protection are not at odds. They're opposite sides of the same coin if you're looking at longer-term prosperity.

Every global concern - economic, environmental or security-related - can be addressed more effectively when the U.S. and China work together.

Regulation needs to catch up with innovation.

The little flowers grew everywhere around the rocks, and no one had asked them to grow, or me to grow.

From the way his face lit with curiosity to the slight tilt of his jaw, even the lingering scent of brine and breeze gave him away.

Beethoven can write music thank God - but he can do nothing else on earth.

People saw me as just a singer - yeah, a pretty face who could sing - and not more than that.

A formula for comedy is comedy equals tragedy plus time. A difficult or uncomfortable situation takes place, and then you laugh about it later down the road.

Life is about change, sometimes you just have to roll with the punches.

No one who is at all acquainted with the Indian in his home can deny that we are a polite people.

Man loves most that which is his own.

Men will risk their lives, even die for ribbons.

Write what you love and love what you write.