It is the policy of the federal government to use all resources at its disposal to make our financial system stronger.

I don't think a bankruptcy is a good thing.

I have great, great confidence in our capital markets and in our financial institutions. Our financial institutions, banks and investment banks, are strong. Our capital markets are resilient. They're efficient. They're flexible.

The U.S. didn't save enough; we borrowed a lot. There were structural imbalances in Asia with exporters, with oil exporters for a whole variety of things.

A Fed loan to Lehman Brothers would not have prevented a bankruptcy.

Even if you don't have the authorities - and frankly I didn't have the authorities for anything - if you take charge, people will follow.

I didn't get the charm gene.