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.

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.

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.

I want you to say it, so I know you'll never forget. I want to hear you say my name.

What kind of husband would I be if I bet against my own marriage?'I smiled. 'The stupid kind. Didn't you listen to your dad when he told you not to bet against me?

My debt to you Beloved Is one I cannot pay In any coin of any realm On any reckoning day.

Individually, men may present a more or less rational appearance, eating, sleeping, and scheming. But humanity a a whole is changeful, mystical, fickle, delightful. Men are men, but Man is a woman.

Life must be a constant education; one must learn everything, from speaking to dying.

Resolve and thou art free.

If somebody says they don't watch the leaderboard, I don't buy that, I'm sorry. Because you've got to know where you are to know how to play.

Everything in life is gray, you know.

If you always feel comfortable reading God's Word, you're either not reading ALL of it, or you aren't letting it sink in.

One of the soundest rules to remember when making forecasts in the field of economics is that whatever is to happen is happening already.