Richard Fisher Quotations

We are pretty devastated to lose a student in that circumstance.

shows little inclination to go in the other direction.

Bryce is not an easy person to talk to after they lose.

Bryce and I don't talk football. When I was a cop, I didn't want to talk cop-shop. It's the same thing; he don't want to talk football.

Business is risky enough without the additional uncertainty created when a nation's unit of account -- in plain language, its money -- is undermined,

China is in the midst of perhaps the largest military buildup the world has witnessed since the end of the Cold War.

I have spoken elsewhere of the dangers of inflation, were it to take root. Here the Fed watchers who read entrails might take note -- I am fully confident that the Fed will continue to do its part by containing inflationary expectations and pressures.

He had three false starts in a game and I was ready to throw something at the television.

I think that the advantage of having an 'all clear' is that you have a factor which you can use in the scheduling of EVAs. This allows you to avoid times that are less fortunate. I believe this will be important as we return to the Moon.

I will not waver from advocating policy that discourages expectations of higher core inflation. The object will always be to keep inflation at bay, so that the American business machine can keep on humming.

I think if we want to move forward we have to increase the taxes to help bring back downtown.

I would not be surprised if GDP were revised upward when we take a more definitive look at the fourth quarter.

We have to watch things very carefully here because there are inflationary pressures and ... (the Fed's) duty is to be especially vigilant on that front,

We actually ponder the depths and resilience of Chinese capacity, for example, when we sit around the table of the FOMC.

What we've been enjoying is robust growth with limited inflationary pressure.

Without its independence from political interference, I doubt the Fed could have so successfully set the interest rates that have led to today's favorable economic circumstances.

We'll have to watch the data and listen to the anecdotal evidence very carefully. But clearly there is some pressure there and now we'll have to see how it manifests itself.

Those urging the United States to rein in its spending should be equally full-throated in prodding countries with excess savings and trade surpluses to create conditions for growing their domestic demand. If they fail to do so, and the U.S. suddenly becomes virtuous on its own, the global economy would sink into a deep funk.

These are the symbols of the old Japan which was closed to outsiders, ... They will continue to be serious irritants. ... Unless Japan solves these problems, it gives a lie to the claim that Japan is being market driven.

really a great deal of intolerance for their being stuck in the water and their inability to change.

So this leaves a third option: better calibrating government spending programs,

As a result, we are in a tightening phase of monetary policy,

As a community, we're going to try to reach out and support the family as much as we can,

As a member of the FOMC (Federal Open Market Committee), I will never vote to monetize fiscal profligacy,

This is why I think so many economists have been so baffled by the length and strength of the current expansion and the non-inflationary prosperity we have enjoyed over the past two decades.

Each of us is different, and we all express ourselves in different ways. I don't think I was ever reckless, and I certainly have no desire to be reckless.

Is the United States still the growth engine fore the world? The answer is yes.

I'm fully confident that the Fed will continue to do its part by containing inflationary expectations and pressures.

I'm worried about my employees more than anything.

I'm trying to be candid, but I'm also a team player and I'm only one on the team,

If productivity growth can stay near 3%, monetary policy can accommodate relatively faster growth without igniting inflation.

If you believe consolidation is inevitable, it makes sense to pick your partner, to put together the strongest possible combination that you can see.

In our modern age it is very difficult to distinguish between absolute economic and absolute security issues.

In the U.K., Australia and the Netherlands, a deceleration of housing prices hit consumption hard. As a result, many a jaundiced eye is being cast on the U.S.

I felt so badly for those guys. I don't know if it was as a fan or a parent. They lost that game because they didn't play like they should have. They gave up a lot of opportunities over and above the officiating.

I consider her to be one of the best of my generation.

I do dread that (the injuries). Truth of the matter being, if the Air Force had been the end of Bryce's career I think I would have been a happy man because I wouldn't have to worry about him getting hurt. But since that's his profession, he chose it, I'm glad for him.

The emphasis in this is to help Japan turn its economy around and pull up its socks, ... To do that, significant deregulation is mandatory.

The inflation rate is near the upper end of the Fed's tolerance zone, and it shows little inclination to go in the other direction,