Life is amazingly unpredictable; any 22-year-old who thinks they know where they will be in 10 years, much less in 30, is simply lacking imagination.

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

I don't think that Chinese ownership of U.S. assets is so large as to put our country at risk economically.

The best approach here, if at all possible, is to use supervisory and regulatory methods to restrain undue risk-taking and to make sure the system is resilient in case an asset-price bubble bursts in the future.

I am confident that we will meet whatever challenges the future may bring.

I generally leave the details of fiscal programs to the Administration and Congress. That's really their area of authority and responsibility, and I don't think it's appropriate for me to second guess.

It's true that the Federal Reserve faces a lot of political pressure and is unpopular in many circles.