Never before in modern times has so much of the world been simultaneously hit by a confluence of economic and financial turmoil such as we are now living through.

Most consequential choices involve shades of gray, and some fog is often useful in getting things done

Monetary policy itself cannot sensibly be directed at reducing imbalances.

The recognition that things that are not sustainable will eventually come to an end does not give us much of a guide to whether the transition will be calm or exciting.

We believe in a strong dollar. Chinese financial assets are very safe.

This crisis is not simply a more severe version of the usual business cycle recession, the typical downturn in which economies ultimately adjust and stabilize.

Financial crises require governments.

The choice is between which mistake is easier to correct: underdoing it or overdoing it.

The substantial uncertainty about the path of asset price movements going forward necessarily reduces the case for altering policy in advance of the move.

I believe deeply that it's very important to the United States, to the economic health of the United States, that we maintain a strong dollar.

The government can help, but we need to make this transition now to a recovery led by private investment.

If there's only one nation in the sky, shouldn't all passports be valid for it?

How many unuttered words died in the heads of those for whom a word was too expensive.

That Beatle euphoria has always been there, and it's hard to be in a room with a Beatle and try to be totally natural. You never shake that off.

I remember as a child I just would copy everyone else's handwriting, and now I have sort of a version of my sister's handwriting. And I feel like - sometimes I feel that way for my voice.

I never write in the daytime. It's like running through the shopping mall with your clothes off. Everybody can see you. At night ... that's when you pull the tricks ... magic.

My early and invincible love of reading I would not exchange for all the riches of India.

Early in my career I determined that I would not bring the problems of my work home with me. For the most part, I have been able to do that.

Once you start growing in your self-realization, you develop such a personality that you see the whole world as one.

Shall I speak truly what I now see below? The World is all a carkass, smoak and vanity, The shadow of a shadow, a play And in one word, just Nothing.