Best Ben Bernanke Sayings
- It must be awfully frustrating to get a small raise at work and then have it all eaten by a higher cost of commuting. All
- Economics is a very difficult subject. I've compared it to trying to learn how to repair a car when the engine is running. Car
- Speaking as somebody who has been happily married for 35 years, I can't imagine any choice more consequential for a lifelong journey than the choice… Any
- Over the years, the U.S. economy has shown a remarkable ability to absorb shocks of all kinds, to recover, and to continue to grow. Ability
- Monetary policy cannot do much about long-run growth, all we can try to do is to try to smooth out periods where the economy is… All
- I am very proud of my nerd-dom. Doms
- I come from Main Street, from a small town that's really depressed. Depressed
- In the future, my communications with the public and with the markets will be entirely through regular and formal channels. Channels
- It takes about two and a half percent growth just to keep unemployment stable. Growth
- It's the price of success: people start to think you're omnipotent. Inspirational
- It's true that the Federal Reserve faces a lot of political pressure and is unpopular in many circles. Circles
- The American people are among the most productive in the world. We have the best technologies. We have great universities. We have entrepreneurs. American
- The amount of currency in circulation is not changing. The money supply is not changing in any significant way. Amount
- The benefit of appointing a hawkish central banker is the increased inflation-fighting credibility that such an appointment brings. Appointing
- The Fed is totally open. Fed
- I generally leave the details of fiscal programs to the Administration and Congress. That's really their area of authority and responsibility, and I don't think… Administration
- I think one of the lessons of the Depression - and this is something that Franklin Roosevelt demonstrated - was that when orthodoxy fails, then… Adequate
- We’ve never had a decline in house prices on a nationwide basis. So, what I think what is more likely is that house prices will… Bases
- If you are asking me if I would advocate that the Chinese go to greater flexibility in their exchange rate, I certainly would. Advocate
- Under a cold turkey strategy, at each policy meeting the Federal Open Market Committee would make its best guess about where it ultimately wants the… Best
- The basic prescription for preventing deflation is straightforward, at least in principle: Use monetary and fiscal policy as needed to support aggregate spending, in a… Aggregate
- If you want to understand geology, study earthquakes. If you want to understand the economy, study the Depression. Depression
- If your uniform isn't dirty, you haven't been in the game. Been
- Over the years, the U.S. economy has shown a remarkable ability to absorb shocks of all kinds, to recover, and to continue to grow. Flexible… Ability
- Our mission, as set forth by the Congress is a critical one: to preserve price stability, to foster maximum sustainable growth in output and employment,… All