One of the most constant aspects of American life is change - and nowhere is it more evident than in our financial markets.

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.

In God's eyes, we're all the same.

Achieving your goals depends more on the way you manage to push through the bad days, than shine on the good ones.

Technology is similarly just a catalyst at times for fundamental forces already present.

The pest, in a sense, is a very superior being to us: he knows where to find us and how--usually in the bath or in sexual intercourse or asleep.

There are women & girls who are pushing the boundaries for what society deems as "normal." We need these pioneers to inspire future generations to dream big and strive to achieve those dreams.

If you hold an anti-war rally, I shall not attend. But if you hold a Pro-Peace rally invite me.

A Warrior of the Light cannot always choose his battlefield.

People ask what was the first piece of music I wrote. There was no first piece.

I would love to be in the position where the role is challenging enough that I need three months to prepare for it and then six months to live the life of character.

Now I'm making a comeback into the industry. Everyone is receiving me with open arms.