History has not dealt kindly with the aftermath of protracted periods of low risk premiums. – Alan Greenspan
An almost hysterical antagonism toward the gold standard is one issue which unites statists of all persuasions. They seem to sense… that gold and economic freedom are inseparable. – Alan Greenspan
Ive been in and out of Wall Street since 1949, and Ive never seen the type of animosity between government and Wall Street. And Im not sure where it comes from, but I suspect its got to do with a general schism in this society which is really becoming ever more destructive. – Alan Greenspan
I was a good amateur but only an average professional. I soon realized that there was a limit to how far I could rise in the music business, so I left the band and enrolled at New York University. – Alan Greenspan
Theres the famous thing that the A&R man from the record company is supposed to do: Hes supposed to come into the studio and listen to the songs youve been recording and then say, Guys, I dont hear any singles. And then everybody falls into a terrible depression because you have to write one. – Jarvis Cocker