We're not very good at forecasting, and we don't know how to measure the impact of economic policy.

The public hasn't learned that businesses don't pay taxes: only people do. They're confused, and this makes an adviser's job all the harder.

Forecasting is a maddening occupation. It is always fascinating and exciting and rewarding. yet it is also regularly exasperating and infuriating, occasionally even deranging.

The general public still expects a lot more forecasting accuracy than any of us can deliver.

What the government and we in society need to do is to address the issue of gender justice.

As for myself, 'total liberal outlook on life and politics' is not an accurate description.

I mean, everyone agrees with stress tests for banks. I mean that's clear. But banks should do that on their own. And they should worry about their own capital functioning. That's what they should do. It shouldn't be a government function.

Although the attorney general is a part of the president's team, you're really separate and apart. You have a special responsibility as the nation's chief law enforcement officer. There has to be a distance that you keep - between this department and the White House.