Listening to others, especially those with whom we disagree, tests our own ideas and beliefs. It forces us to recognize, with humility, that we don't have a monopoly on the truth.

I think it is appropriate to ask whether this trend is compatible with values rooted in our nation's history, among them the high value Americans have traditionally placed on equality of opportunity.

In the long run, outsourcing is another form of trade that benefits the U.S. economy by giving us cheaper ways to do things.

Strapped by tight credit and plummeting sales, businesses have overhauled the way they manage supply chains, inventory, production practices, and staffing.

If it were possible to take interest rates into negative territory I would be voting for that.

To me, a wise and humane policy is occasionally to let inflation rise even when inflation is running above target.

It slightly worries me that when people find a problem, they rush to judgment of what to do.

The past few decades of widening inequality can be summed up as significant income and wealth gains for those at the very top and stagnant living standards for the majority.

Will capitalist economies operate at full employment in the absence of routine intervention? Certainly not.

Long-term unemployment can make any worker progressively less employable, even after the economy strengthens.

I'm just opposed to a pure inflation-only mandate in which the only thing a central bank cares about is inflation and not employment.

People who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those of us who do.

The most important thing that I learned in growing up is that forgiveness is something that, when you do it, you free yourself to move on.

Reason is not automatic. Those who deny it cannot be conquered by it. Do not count on them. Leave them alone.

Theres nothing like Nashville for making records.

If my revelation of having bipolar II has encouraged one person to seek help, then it is worth it. There is no need to suffer silently and there is no shame in seeking help.

[On Katharine Hepburn's stage performance:] She ran the whole gamut of emotions, from A to B.

Wasting one's youth is better than doing nothing at all with it.

You should know that there are some things for which there are no answers, no matter how beautiful the words may be.

The matter of people being attracted to other countries is a permanent problem in my view, it doesn't only face South Africa. A whole lot of countries in the world are faced with this problem.

How but in custom and in ceremony are innocence and beauty born?