373 Quotes by 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.

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

Well, optimism's a good thing. It - makes people go out and - you know, start businesses and spend and do whatever is necessary to get the economy going.

If two people always agree, one of them is redundant.

Consumers going through foreclosure typically will see their credit scores drop, raising longer-term questions about their ability to rebound financially and perhaps pursue a more sustainable home purchase at some later point.

The Federal Reserve's job is to do the right thing, to take the long-run interest of the economy to heart, and that sometimes means being unpopular. But we have to do the right thing.

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

Our mission, as set forth by the Congress is a critical one: to preserve price stability, to foster maximum sustainable growth in output and employment, and to promote a stable and efficient financial system that serves all Americans well and fairly.

I am particularly pleased to see that the Bendheim Center for Finance is thriving.