I've been in and out of Wall Street since 1949, and I've never seen the type of animosity between government and Wall Street. And I'm not sure where it comes from, but I suspect it's got to do with a general schism in this society which is really becoming ever more destructive. Alan Greenspan animositydestructivegeneral share on social
History has not dealt kindly with the aftermath of protracted periods of low risk premiums. Alan Greenspan aftermathdealhistory Change image and share on social
Markets do very weird things because it reacts to how people behave, and sometimes people are a little screwy. Alan Greenspan behavemarketpeople Change image and share on social
I'm not denying that monopolies are terrible things, but I am denying that it is readily easy to resolve them through legislation of that nature. Alan Greenspan denyeasylegislation Change image and share on social
Any informed borrower is simply less vulnerable to fraud and abuse. Alan Greenspan abuseborrowerfraud Change image and share on social
Finance is wholly different from the rest the economy. Alan Greenspan economyfinancerest Change image and share on social
Unless you are willing to compromise, society cannot live together. Alan Greenspan compromiselivesociety Change image and share on social
I was sort of shocked when it all of a sudden turned out that I got all A's through college, with the exception of two B's in the first term. I never envisaged myself as summa cum laude. Alan Greenspan collegecumenvisage Change image and share on social
If somebody had said to me in June or July of 1987, 'We'd like you to become chairman of the Federal Reserve, but you're never allowed to discuss any economics after you leave,' I'd have said, 'Forget it.' What do they want me to do? Become an anthropologist?' Alan Greenspan allowanthropologistchairman share on social
What a sound money system does is to stabilize all the elements in it, and reduces the uncertainty that people confront. And the one thing all human beings do when they are confronted with uncertainty is pull back, withdraw, disengage, and that means economic activity, which is really dealing with people, just goes straight down. Alan Greenspan activitybackbeing share on social