A good rule of thumb for many things in life holds that things take longer to happen than you think they will, and then happen faster than you thought they could.

It was wrong to allow Stalin to shape the European landscape of the 20th century. It would be even more wrong to let him shape the landscape of the 21st century

Many children are taught to believe in God. I came to believe in the power of systems analysis.

In politics, as in poetry, it is sometimes true that it is darkest before dawn.

It's important to remember how fortunate we are as a country to have a currency and a bond market that is seen in every way as a source of strength and it's a huge responsibility for us to keep it that way.

A good rule of thumb for many things in life holds that things take longer to happen than you think they will, and then happen faster than you thought they could.

It used to be said that when the U.S. sneezed, the world caught a cold. The opposite is equally true today.