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Developments in financial markets can have broad economic effects felt by many outside the markets. ↗

— Ben Bernanke

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I didn't know much about golf growing up. ↗

— Yogi Berra

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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 it's appropriate for me to second guess. ↗

— Ben Bernanke

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I really, really love Hilary Clinton. I think she's very cool. She's out there and she's involved. ↗

— Sandra Bernhard

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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

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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. ↗

— Ben Bernanke

#course #difficult #economy #general #goals

A brand for a company is like a reputation for a person. You earn reputation by trying to do hard things well. ↗

— Jeff Bezos

#company #earn #hard #hard things #like

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 depressed because of lack of demand. ↗

— Ben Bernanke

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The benefit of appointing a hawkish central banker is the increased inflation-fighting credibility that such an appointment brings. ↗

— Ben Bernanke

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The central bank needs to be able to make policy without short term political concerns. ↗

— Ben Bernanke

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