We do not view 2005 to be a clean operating year, and the positives of beating expectations are offset by guidance moving around.

if it is done right.

Nobody knows the answer to that.

In terms of myself, I said from the very beginning that I wanted to work in the management of Citigroup and I didn’t want to be a CEO, … That’s not what I want to...

I’ve got 11 fly rods and a lot of unread books.

His (Clinton’s) view — and it has been his view since the beginning of this administration — is to respect totally the independence of the Fed,

Fiscal policy is the other ladle in the macroeconomic punch bowl, and consistency in use of the two ladles is powerful, and inconsistency can be injurious,

It is important to remember that the fundamentals of the United States economy are strong and have been for the past several years, and the prospects for continued growth, with low inflation and low unemployment,...

The floating exchange rate system is the worst possible system, except for all the others,

A strong currency means that American consumers and businesses can buy imported goods and services more cheaply and that inflation and interest rates will be lower, … It also puts pressure on American industry to...

Obviously, the present atmosphere makes it more difficult, … It is imperative we get together as quickly as possible.

He and Rubin are far more important to the economy than [President] Clinton and [Vice President] Gore put together, … I think that Greenspan’s comments will raise everyone’s awareness.

The president’s budget carries forward the economic strategy that has been so central to the strong economic conditions of the past five years, … This budget preserves the surpluses until we strengthen Social Security, invests...

As you look around the globe, it seems to me that a lot of the countries hurt by the Asian financial crises have made tremendous progress. On the other hand, in all of those countries...

We always have to be watchful with respect to anything that can affect our system, … But I don’t know of anything in that area that rises to the level of a systemic risk to...

We all shared a belief in market-based economics ”’ though we had somewhat different views as to the appropriate role of government in our society ”’ and felt that what happened abroad could greatly affect...

That is a very substantial challenge for Japan,

The overarching point of the president’s economic strategy going forward in the 1999 budget is clear: under no circumstances should we take any steps that will undo the fiscal discipline that we have worked so...

is not an easy act to follow.

The Prime Minister said earlier in the year that his objectives were domestic demand-led growth and I think he’s taken very important and very constructive steps in that direction and we very much welcome them,

There will be normal ups and downs,

Thus far, the effects on our economy, though real, are relatively moderate and the most likely scenario for the next year is continued solid growth and low inflation,

They can all come together and begin to feed on each other, in which case you could have a very severe and seriously threatening set of economic impacts that would create an immensely difficult problem...

I think — virtual universal agreement — is that the CPI does not accurately reflect inflation,

After sitting with the vice president in the White House, the Oval Office and the Cabinet room over six-and-a-half years, that he was consistently sound, sensible, practical and willing to fight for politically difficult issues,

The answer to that is no, … I think the strong dollar policy has served us exceedingly well over the past several years and still does.

I would say again now that China could be the largest economy in the world within the next few decades — though accomplishing that will be no easy task.

I think it could have real changing effects on the financial markets of our country, it could cause investors to think more about real rates of return and that in turn could spawn new kinds...

The implications of Hurricane Katrina are clearly not positive for the Entergy enterprise, as the company’s operations were the hardest hit of any electric utility system,

The surpluses present an enormous opportunity and one that we must not squander, … We believe that the surpluses should be reserved until Social Security is placed on sound financial footing for the next century....

Size matters, and they [CSC] are a very large catch, … This could be a transformational acquisition.

help restore economic stability where needed.

I think the kinds of programs the IMF [International Monetary Fund] is putting in place are strong programs, I think they’re well designed for their purposes, and I think they should work,

You’ve got a lot of proposals that have been advocated by a lot of people,

The international community has a strong program. ? I think the key, however, is that the program is only as effective as the implementation. And I think that we have been in a very aggressive...

I do not think a tax cut contributes to our economic well-being,

There’s no incremental cost to the United States government in printing this bill again,

We are working hard to reform the IRS, and it would be counterproductive at best, and very harmful at worst, if these hearings undermined morale and damaged our efforts,

The new $20 note will be an important tool against would-be counterfeiters,

With the safeguards we have proposed, … subsidiaries and affiliates are absolutely identical with respect to the ability of a bank to transfer any subsidy that may exist in the bank.

It is vitally important for Latin America, the rest of the world and the United States that the international community take all steps sensible to limit the contagion that has come from the Asian financial...

I had three criteria: I didn’t want to be a CEO, I wanted to be involved with an institution I was proud of, and I wanted to be involved in an institution that was important...

the focus will be very largely on Japan and the urgent importance of Japan implementing effective measures to lead to a sustained, domestic, demand-led growth, which is critical not only for the Japanese people but...

Cardoso is absolutely committed to doing what needs to be done, and he has the support of the global community,

Economically, things are going well,

We simply cannot afford any further delay in providing the IMF with the resources it requires to help contain the threat of further financial and political instability around the world.

I believe that support for Al Gore and Joe Lieberman is support for sound economic policy and a strong economy for years ahead, … I worked with Al Gore for six-and-a-half years … and I...

The fundamentals of the United States economy are strong due in part to the sound policies we’ve been following. The prospects for growth, low unemployment, low inflation continue to be strong.

Larry and I have been true partners through this whole period, and it’s been a wonderful, wonderful partnership,

The only role we can play is to continue to very actively work to persuade the Japanese government to face these very difficult issues they have to deal with,