Honest error in the face of complex and possibly intractable problems is a far more important source of bad results than are bad motives.

I think most of us would agree that people who have, say, little formal schooling but labor honestly and diligently to help feed, clothe, and educate their families are deserving of greater respect - and help, if necessary - than many people who are superficially more successful.

Remember that physical beauty is evolution's way of assuring us that the other person doesn't have too many intestinal parasites.

Ben Bernanke Quotes