What's the subject of life - to get rich? All of those fellows out there getting rich could be dancing around the real subject of life.

Quote by Paul A Volcker

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By the time I became chairman and there was more of a feeling of urgency,...

By the time I became chairman and there was more of a feeling of urgency,...

The speed of communication, the speed of information transfer, the cheapness of communication, the ease...

The speed of communication, the speed of information transfer, the cheapness of communication, the ease...

Well, by the standards of a lot of countries, by Latin American standards, it wasn't...

Well, by the standards of a lot of countries, by Latin American standards, it wasn't...

Double-digit inflation is a terrible thing - and it got up to 14 or 15...

Double-digit inflation is a terrible thing - and it got up to 14 or 15...

I am suspicious of the idea of a new paradigm, to use that word, an...

I am suspicious of the idea of a new paradigm, to use that word, an...

You could not buy a house in those days without just assuming that the house...

You could not buy a house in those days without just assuming that the house...

What's the subject of life - to get rich? All of those fellows out there...

What's the subject of life - to get rich? All of those fellows out there...

It was the biggest inflation and the most sustained inflation that the United States had...

It was the biggest inflation and the most sustained inflation that the United States had...

Less emphasis on inventories, I think, may tend to dampen business cycles, because business cycles...

Less emphasis on inventories, I think, may tend to dampen business cycles, because business cycles...

When people begin anticipating inflation, it doesn't do you any good anymore, because any benefit...

When people begin anticipating inflation, it doesn't do you any good anymore, because any benefit...

We will never try to develop a strategy that wins on price. There is nothing...

We will never try to develop a strategy that wins on price. There is nothing...

Inflation is when you pay fifteen dollars for the ten-dollar haircut you used to get...

Inflation is when you pay fifteen dollars for the ten-dollar haircut you used to get...

Inflation is when you pay fifteen dollars for the ten-dollar haircut you used to get...

Inflation is when you pay fifteen dollars for the ten-dollar haircut you used to get...

Foreign trade clearly has been a reason why inflation has been low.

Foreign trade clearly has been a reason why inflation has been low.

I don't mind going back to daylight saving time. With inflation, the hour will be...

I don't mind going back to daylight saving time. With inflation, the hour will be...

The way to crush the bourgeoisie is to grind them between the millstones of taxation...

The way to crush the bourgeoisie is to grind them between the millstones of taxation...

Inflation is the senility of democracies

Inflation is the senility of democracies

Inflation hasn't ruined everything. A dime can still be used as a screwdriver.

Inflation hasn't ruined everything. A dime can still be used as a screwdriver.

Inflation is the crabgrass in your savings.

Inflation is the crabgrass in your savings.

I do not think it is an exaggeration to say history is largely a history...

I do not think it is an exaggeration to say history is largely a history...