I don't care about motivation. I care about credibility.

I have disappointed and failed to live up to the standard I expected of myself.

The world has conducted a massive macro-economic experiment since the cataclysm of 2008. In Europe, the fans of austerity have had their chance, and the results have been a disaster.

Public speaking? I speak to myself on the street!

I don't have any particular expertise-I've never been a banker or an investment banker. But I did see an evolution in the system that I thought was problematic.

The big lie out there, the big lie that the Republicans propagate day after day, is that cutting marginal rates for those at the top is going to create jobs. It's simply not true.

Never write when you can talk. Never talk when you can nod. And never put anything in an e-mail.