Listening to others, especially those with whom we disagree, tests our own ideas and beliefs. It forces us to recognize, with humility, that we don't have a monopoly on the truth.

Productivity growth, however it occurs, has a disruptive side to it. In the short term, most things that contribute to productivity growth are very painful.

I'm just opposed to a pure inflation-only mandate in which the only thing a central bank cares about is inflation and not employment.

I think it is appropriate to ask whether this trend is compatible with values rooted in our nation's history, among them the high value Americans have traditionally placed on equality of opportunity.

If it were possible to take interest rates into negative territory I would be voting for that.

I am anxious to fix welfare. There has to be more training and child care.

The lower half of households by wealth held just 3% of wealth in 1989 and only 1% in 2013.