Economics is a very difficult subject. I've compared it to trying to learn how to repair a car when the engine is running.
Ben BernankeIt must be awfully frustrating to get a small raise at work and then have it all eaten by a higher cost of commuting.
Ben BernankeI think that having good data, good statistics-and the United States generally has better macroeconomic statistics than most countries-and having good economists to interpret those data and present the policy alternatives, has a substantially beneficial effect on policymaking in the United States.
Ben Bernanke