If a senator calls me up and asks me what should we do in Iraq, I'm happy to talk to him.

I'm largely in favor of financial reform.

If we didn't have the rest of the world growing, the United States economy would be in much worse shape than it is today.

There is very strong historical data that suggest the way societies grow is by making large, long-term investments.

There is no way to turn off this global economy, nor should one try. Every previous expansion of global capitalism has led to greater prosperity across the world.

The markets are much more interested in America's long-term trajectory than they are in feeling that there is an acute short-term crisis.

I enjoy writing but I much prefer the experience of having written.