You cannot measure influence, but you can feel influence. And I think he has it.
—Raghuram Rajan, University of Chicago, on Martin Wolf in the New Republic
The U.S. had all the answers once upon a time. But China’s not the apprentice anymore.
—Senior Obama administration official
Americans make mistakes when they think that politics don’t exist in China, that these guys don’t have to pay attention to what the Chinese people are saying. Their room to maneuver is constrained by public opinion.
—Treasury official
Anything that’s safe is incredibly inexpensive. That’s where a lot of the value is now.
—Kevin Rendino, who oversees $10 billion at BlackRock in Plainsboro
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the hand is the cutting edge of the mind
–Jacob Bronowski, Ascent of Man
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