373 Quotes by Ben Bernanke

Life is amazingly unpredictable; any 22-year-old who thinks they know where they will be in 10 years, much less in 30, is simply lacking imagination.

I'm... fairly optimistic today about the ability of the U.S. economy to absorb these body blows.

Our assessment currently is that the risks to inflation are perhaps the more significant at the moment, and we need to address that.

I am confident that we will meet whatever challenges the future may bring.

Inflation is up, driven by energy prices. Underlying core rates remain low, which is encouraging.

The impact on the broader economy and financial markets of the problems in the subprime markets seems likely to be contained.

Inflation is not even a remote risk in the U.S.. Because inflation is so low, monetary policy can afford to be patient to be sure that the recovery is sustained.

Roger made invaluable contributions to the Federal Reserve and to the country.

Among the largest banks, the capital ratios remain good and I don’t expect any serious problems . . . . among the large, internationally active banks that make up a very substantial part of our banking system.