Ricardo Reis Quotations

Wise is the man who contents himself with the spectacle of the world.

When the score is toted up, we think he has a legitimate claim to being the greatest central banker who ever lived.

The secret to Greenspan's success remains a secret. When the next leader of the Fed takes his seat behind the chairman's desk and opens the top drawer in search of Alan Greenspan's magic formula, he will be sorely disappointed.

He was very much a good leader at Harvard and was pushing Harvard in a positive direction. He had very ambitious plans for Harvard, and they were for the most part plans with which I agreed.

While there are some negatives in the record, when the score is toted up, we think he has a legitimate claim to being the greatest central banker who ever lived. His performance as chairman of the Fed has been impressive.