Quotes from Ben S. Bernanke

At breakfast, Hank and I discussed developments in Europe and agreed to keep in close touch.

I think we have to be flexible and creative in the face of what really are extraordinary challenges.

under Dodd's bill we would also have little role in ensuring systemic stability.

Whether Wells would return to the negotiations, and if so on what terms, was unclear.

But I knew that we would need to do more to get our message across.

It was academic rigor meeting street smarts, which Hank possessed in abundance.

This time the problems ran deeper and the statement did not have its hoped-for effect.

At FOMC meeting breaks he would inhale doughnuts, but nevertheless remained slim.)

I did not want to risk travel delays, so I took the train the evening before.

Tim's energy and ability to concentrate for long stretches always astonished me.

But Citi had problems of its own and wanted the FDIC to limit the losses it might inherit from Wachovia.

did not want journalists to spot me.

I argued that the Fed offered a unique mix of expertise and experience that couldn't be replicated soon, if ever, at a new financial stability agency.

At the scheduled time, I found myself in the Oval Office, feeling a little overwhelmed

With so much still unresolved and with time from the meeting already lost, I did not share much,

it won't count for much in this office, but I have served two terms as an elected member of the Montgomery Township,

presidents were particularly alarmed at the prospect of losing bank supervision duties

He laughed. "That counts for a lot in this office," he

in the aftermath of the Russian debt default.

Being on a board of education is thankless but it's important service.

Losing the authority to supervise smaller banks could create a dangerous blind spot.

After all, who knows more about the local economy than a community banker?

The vetting complete,

I also pressed the issue at congressional hearings.