Any individual decisions can be badly thought through, and yet be successful, or exceedingly well thought through, but be unsuccessful, because the recognized possibility of failure in fact occurs. But over time, more thoughtful decision-making will lead to better overall results, and more thoughtful decision-making can be encouraged by evaluating decisions on how well they were made rather than on outcome.

We do not view 2005 to be a clean operating year, and the positives of beating expectations are offset by guidance moving around.

I agree with what the Chairman Greenspan said whatever it is that he did say.

We simply cannot afford any further delay in providing the IMF with the resources it requires to help contain the threat of further financial and political instability around the world.

Some people are more certain of everything than I am of anything.

To be manager of the Yankees under the malevolent dictatorship of George Steinbrenner is like being married to Zsa Zsa Gabor - the union is short and sweet.

I don't have a distaste for ambiguity, in fact, ambiguity is what I think life is all about.