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Fear invariably and universally induces disengagement, and disengagement is negative division of labor.

~Alan Greenspan

Topics: Division Fear Invariably Labor Negative Universally

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There's no other job in public life that is like chairman of the Fed.

~Alan Greenspan

Topics: Chairman Fed Job Life Like Other Public Public Life

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Since 1948 I have spent every single day thinking how the economic and political worlds have changed.

~Alan Greenspan

Topics: Changed Day Economic Every Every Single Day How Political Since Single Single Day Spent Thinking Worlds

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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

Topics: After Allowed Anthropologist Any Become Chairman Discuss Economics Federal Federal Reserve Forget Had July June Leave Like Me Never Reserve Said Somebody Want You

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The purpose of a politician is to be a leader. A politician has to lead. Otherwise he's just a follower.

~Alan Greenspan

Topics: Follower He Just Lead Leader Otherwise Politician Purpose

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The central focus of what we are doing at the Fed is to keep inflation from accelerating - and preferably decelerating.

~Alan Greenspan

Topics: Accelerate Central Doing Fed Focus Inflation Keep

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Manufacturing capacity is not a rigid level against which one bounces. When you are dealing with a world economy, with a flexibility to employ production facilities other than one's own, then the concept of capacity is vaguer.

~Alan Greenspan

Topics: Against Capacity Concept Dealing Economy Employ Facilities Flexibility Level Manufacturing Other Own Production Rigid Than Then Which World You

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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

Topics: College Exception First First Term Got Myself Never Out Shocked Sort Sudden Term Through Turned Two

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One of the problems with hedge funds is that they are changing so rapidly. If you have the balance sheet that closed business last night, by 11 A.M. this morning, that won't tell you very much about what they're doing.

~Alan Greenspan

Topics: About Balance Business Changing Closed Doing Funds Hedge Last Last Night Morning Much Night One Of The Problems Problems Rapidly Sheet Tell Very You

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Bitcoin is really a fascinating example of how human beings create value, and is not always rational... tt is not a rational currency in that case.

~Alan Greenspan

Topics: Always Beings Bitcoin Case Create Currency Example Fascinating How Human Human Beings Rational Really Value

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Economist

Born: March 6th, 1926

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