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The American people are among the most productive in the world. We have the best technologies. We have - great universities. We have entrepreneurs.

Ben Bernanke

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I am very proud of my nerd-dom.

The economic repercussions of a stock market crash depend less on the severity of the crash itself than on the response of economic policymakers, particularly central bankers.

The more important reason is that the research itself provides an important long-run perspective on the issues that we face on a day-to-day basis.

I don't see much evidence of an equity bubble.

To avoid large and unsustainable budget deficits, the nation will ultimately have to choose among higher taxes, modifications to entitlement programs such as Social Security and Medicare, less spending on everything else from education to defense, or some combination of the above.

The Federal Reserve is not currently forecasting a recession.

I assure this committee that, if I am confirmed, I will be strictly independent of all political influences... essential to that institution's ability to function effectively and achieve its mandated objectives.

It takes about two and a half percent growth just to keep unemployment stable.

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 of a traveling companion.

We do not expect significant spillovers from the subprime market to the rest of the economy or to the financial system.

I don't think that Chinese ownership of U.S. assets is so large as to put our country at risk economically.

Indeed, in general, healthy investment returns cannot be sustained in a weak economy, and of course it is difficult to save for retirement or other goals without the income from a job.

Nobody really understands gold prices and I don't pretend to understand them either.

It's the price of success: people start to think you're omnipotent.