589 Quotes by Alan Greenspan

there are mechanisms in place that should help to slow the growth of spending to a pace more consistent with that of potential output growth.

The type of economy that we are dealing with at this particular stage is, I suspect, one that none of us has seen before, and indeed it may be unprecedented in our history, ... Our basic purpose is to keep that process going.

I cannot conceive of a politically feasible solution to this problem which will overdo cutting the deficit, where overdoing means harming the economy. It might be technically possible, but it is not realistic.

I'm a free-market economist from years and years back, and I've never veered from that.

I have found no greater satisfaction than achieving success through honest dealing and strict adherence to the view that, for you to gain, those you deal with should gain as well.

As a consequence of our current dependence on computers, some Y2K-related failures could have noticeable effects on the economy,

new innovations have begun to alter the manner in which we do business and create value, often in ways not readily foreseeable even five years ago.

These products could be cause for some concern both because they expose borrowers to more interest-rate and house-price risk than the standard 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage and because they are seen as vehicles that enable marginally qualified, highly leveraged borrowers to purchase homes at inflated prices,

We owe it to those who will retire over the next couple of decades to promise only what the government can deliver,