I think all governments engage in intelligence gathering vis-a-vis other governments.

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.

You must forget all your theories, all your ideas before the subject. What part of these is really your own will be expressed in your expression of the emotion awakened in you by the subject.

So either I help you or I'm on my own?" With no way to get to Lambert. No way to stop the rage inside. No way to feel remotely normal again."That's the choice, " she said.

Man performs and engenders so much more than he can or should have to bear. That's how he finds that he can bear anything.

I battled with my weight as a teenager, partly because there wasn't the information or conversation about how to live a healthy lifestyle.

Nothing is as dangerous for the state as those who would govern kingdoms with maxims found in books.

In exchange for freedom of inquiry, scientists are obliged to explain their work.

When it comes to government policy, can we please stop using words like "architect"? Telling people what to do is not a skilled profession.

Fair words cost nothing.

Any time you got nothing to do - and lots of time to do it - come on up.

You don't want to look back at your years with regrets. Regrets have no place in your memory jar.