Economic growth and environmental protection are not at odds. They're opposite sides of the same coin if you're looking at longer-term prosperity.

I'm a straightforward person. I like to be direct with people.

I don't see (subprime mortgage market troubles) imposing a serious problem. I think it's going to be largely contained.

It's a safe banking system, a sound banking system. Our regulators are on top of it. This is a very manageable situation.

Our overriding goal in restructuring our financial architecture should be that taxpayers never again have to save a failing financial institution.

There's always light at the end of the tunnel, right? It just depends on how long the tunnel is.

I never once considered that it was appropriate to put taxpayer money on the line in resolving Lehman Brothers.

In just about every area of society, there's nothing more important than ethics.

Every global concern - economic, environmental or security-related - can be addressed more effectively when the U.S. and China work together.

Regulation needs to catch up with innovation.

When you have a big, ugly problem, there's never going to be a neat, elegant solution that is totally painless or without a cost.

Increase in passion gives empowerment to reap the harvest

There's no saving him from his deep hole. There's no saving me from my black slug.

Alison Carr on 'Homeland.' She was such great character to play, so clever and full of surprises. I was sad to see her go.

It becomes not a law-maker to be a law-breaker.

But Champagne is not drinking.

In every perceived failure or setback is the seed of success.

The attribution of a speaker is in fact a part of the quotation. Some statements simply are better if a certain famous person said them.

Even a tiny step is one step closer to where you are going.

The EPA, the Gestapo of government, pure and simply has been one of the major claw-hooks that the government maintains on the backs of our constituents.