I've always argued that this country has benefited immensely from the fact that we draw people from all over the world.
Alan GreenspanRead
I have found no greater satisfaction than achieving success through honest dealing and strict adherence to the view that, for you to gain, those you deal with should gain as well.
Interpretation
Success that benefits everyone involved is the most fulfilling form of achievement.
This quote emphasizes the importance of integrity and mutual benefit in the pursuit of success. Alan Greenspan speaks to the satisfaction derived from achieving one's goals not just for oneself, but in a manner that also enhances the well-being of others, suggesting that ethical dealings ultimately lead to greater fulfillment and a sustainable sense of accomplishment.
In practice
In a business meeting discussing ethical practices.
I've always argued that this country has benefited immensely from the fact that we draw people from all over the world.
There's no other job in public life that is like chairman of the Fed.
Since 1948 I have spent every single day thinking how the economic and political worlds have changed.
Most high-income people in our country do not realize that their incomes are being subsidized by their protection from competition from highly skilled people who are prevented from immigrating to the United States. But we need such skills in order to staff our productive economy, so that the standard of living for Americans as a whole can grow.
I don't know where the stock market is going, but I will say this, that if it continues higher, this will do more to stimulate the economy than anything we've been talking about today or anything anybody else was talking about.
Every economy exists, no matter what the level of democracy, has elements of crony capitalism. It's - given human nature and given the democratic structures, which we all, I assume, adhere to, that is an inevitable consequence.
Excellence is doing ordinary things extraordinarily well.
You build on failure. You use it as a stepping stone.
The key to ending extreme poverty is to enable the poorest of the poor to get their foot on the ladder of development. The ladder of development hovers overhead, and the poorest of the poor are stuck beneath it. They lack the minimum amount of capital necessary to get a foothold, and therefore need a boost up to the first rung.
Don't wait to be successful at some future point, have a successful relationship with the present moment and be fully present in whatever you are doing. That is success.
For me right now I think being the world number one is a bigger deal than being the world champion because I think it shows better who plays the best chess. That sounds self-serving but I think it's also right.
When you're good at something, you'll tell everyone. When you're great at something, they'll tell you.
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