I assure this committee that, if I am confirmed, I will be strictly independent of all political influences. … - Ben Bernanke

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It is the omnipresent rush of water which give the Este Gardens their peculiar character. From the Anio, drawn up the hillside at incalculable cost and labour, a thousand rills gush downward, terrace by terrace, channeling the stone rails of the balusters, leaping from step to step, dripping into mossy conches, flashing in spray from the horns of sea-gods and the jaws of mythical monsters, or forcing themselves in irrepressible overflow down the ivy-matted banks.

Ben Bernanke

I assure this committee that, if I am confirmed, I will be strictly independent of all political influences. . . essential to that institution's ability to function effectively and achieve its mandated objectives.

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Nobody likes to fail but failure is an essential part of life and of learning. If your uniform isn't dirty, you haven't been in the game.

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The impact on the broader economy and financial markets of the problems in the subprime markets seems likely to be contained.

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The U. S. government has a technology, called a printing press (or today, its electronic equivalent), that allows it to produce as many U. S. dollars as it wishes at no cost.

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Inflation is certainly low and stable and, measured in unemployment and labour-market slack, the economy has made a lot of progress. The pace of growth is disappointingly slow, mostly because productivity growth has been very slow, which is not really something amenable to monetary policy. It comes from changes in technology, changes in worker skills and a variety of other things, but not monetary policy, in particular.

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With respect to their safety, derivatives, for the most part, are traded among very sophisticated financial institutions and individuals who have considerable incentive to understand them and to use them properly.

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