Ben Bernanke : (10)

" I got into economics because I wanted to make things better for the average person. " - Ben Bernanke

" Banks need to continue to lend to creditworthy borrowers to earn a profit and remain strong. " - Ben Bernanke

" As an educator myself, I understand the profound effect that good teachers and a quality education have on the lives of our young people. " - Ben Bernanke

" Evolving technologies that allow economists to gather new types of data and to manipulate millions of data points are just one factor among several that are likely to transform the field in coming years. " - Ben Bernanke

" I and others were mistaken early on in saying that the subprime crisis would be contained. The causal relationship between the housing problem and the broad financial system was very complex and difficult to predict. " - Ben Bernanke

" It takes about two and a half percent growth just to keep unemployment stable. " - Ben Bernanke

" Deflation is defined as a general decline in prices, with emphasis on the word ‘general.’ " - Ben Bernanke

" If I am confirmed, I am confident that my colleagues on the Federal Open Market Committee and I will maintain the focus on long-term price stability as monetary policy’s greatest contribution to general economic prosperity and maximum employment. " - Ben Bernanke

" People saw the Depression as a necessary thing – a chance to squeeze out the excesses, get back to Puritan morality. That just made things worse. " - Ben Bernanke

" At the most basic level, a central bank must be clear and open about its actions and operations, particularly when they involve the deployment of public funds. " - Ben Bernanke