If you are not happy with yourself, even the loftiest achievements won't bring you much satisfaction.

In fact, the world needs more nerds.

The financial crisis appears to be mostly behind us, and the economy seems to have stabilized and is expanding again.

The economist John Maynard Keynes said that in the long run, we are all dead. If he were around today he might say that, in the long run, we are all on Social Security and Medicare.

The American people are among the most productive in the world. We have the best technologies. We have - great universities. We have entrepreneurs.

Not all information is beneficial.

Although low inflation is generally good, inflation that is too low can pose risks to the economy - especially when the economy is struggling.