Men mourn for what they have lost; women for what they ain't got.

Wisdom has never made a bigot, but learning has.

Learning sleeps and snores in libraries, but wisdom is everywhere, wide awake, on tiptoe.

There is no greater evidence of superior intelligence than to be surprised at nothing.

I grew up in New York City during the Depression. My earliest recollections were of my parents talking about what they would do if they didn't have the rent money. Luckily, we were never evicted. But my father was unemployed most of the time.

Barack Obama took office in the middle of a massive financial crisis. He was handed a bunch of messes all around the world and at home.

In a world of global trade and integrated capital markets, it is natural for economic and financial shocks and policy actions to be transmitted across borders.

Honestly, I'm such a shoe girl. I like to save money, and I like to spend money on shoes.