The ultimate asset bubble is gold.

Markets are imperfect. So you do need regulation, knowing that the regulators are also human.

I think there's a lot of merit in an international economy and global markets, but they're not sufficient because markets don't look after social needs.

As a society we can't live without moral considerations. We do have to protect the public good. And markets are not designed to do that, so we need a political process.

The more comprehensive and convincing a debt reduction program is, the less likely it is to fail. And remember, just as Germany is grateful to America for the Marshall Plan, Italy would be grateful to Germany for helping it lower its refinancing costs.

Whenever there is a conflict between universal principles and self-interest, self-interest is likely to prevail.

I don't use my money to gain political influence for my private interests, which is what many rich people do, and what, in a sense, market fundamentalism does, because it is in the interests of people who have a lot of money to have as little taxes as possible.