Alan Greenspan Quotes

"I must say, I never expected to see the day where I would be talking about anything other than reducing the debt, I'm running into the tyranny of zero, which is where you can't reduce (the debt) any more."
-Alan Greenspan in Debt quotes.

"Protectionism will do little to create jobs and if foreigners retaliate, we will surely lose jobs."
-Alan Greenspan

"To succeed, you will soon learn, as I did, the importance of a solid foundation in the basics of education - literacy, both verbal and numerical, and communication skills."
-Alan Greenspan

"I do not deny that many appear to have succeeded in a material way by cutting corners and by manipulating associates, both in their professional and in their personal lives. But material success is possible in this world and far more satisfying when it comes without exploiting others."
-Alan Greenspan

"The Fact that our economical models at The Fed, the best in the world, have been wrong for fourteen straight quarters, does not mean they will not be right in the fifteenth quarter."
-Alan Greenspan

"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."
-Alan Greenspan

"Anything that we can do to raise personal savings is very much in the interest of this country," Greenspan said."
-Alan Greenspan

"The true measure of a career is to be able to be content, even proud, that you succeeded through your own endeavors without leaving a trail of casualties in your wake."
-Alan Greenspan