Dwight D. Eisenhower Quotes

Looking past the immediate crisis, a more resilient system must be built on stronger and better designed shock absorbers, both in the major institutions and in the infrastructure of the financial system.

The purpose is clear. It is safety with solvency. The country is entitled to both.

The military has to think in terms of worst case scenarios. In a sense, they have to play the pessimist.

If our economy is strong, that means the military will be strong. If our economy is weak, that weakens our military.

I don't think there's anything inherently wrong with a bank being big. In fact, there are some good arguments about universality of geography that in theory, if you have all your eggs in one little community, and some big employer goes out, that could be your downfall.

John Kerry, who says he doesn't like outsourcing, wants to outsource our national security.

The president's priority is to protect the safety and security of the American people. That's the physical security of the American people as well as the prosperity of the American people.

Now more than ever is the time to really work on learning a money management system that can work, no matter how low things seem right now.

The main thing during a crisis is discipline, to begin investing in time again after the crisis subsides.

The nation’s priority is stability.

Safety from external danger is the most powerful director of national conduct.

it is easier … to stave off adversity than to preserve prosperity.

I wish for an America no less alert in guarding against dangers from within than it is watchful against enemies from without.

The big priorities will focus on the security and economic side because they really go hand in hand.

While there are still imperialist aggressors, the state that has no defense power of its own to protect its sovereignty against the internal and external enemies is, in fact, not a fully independent and sovereign state.

Obama has made incredibly poor decisions that have made us less safe.

Loss-absorbing capacity among banks is substantially higher as a result of both regulatory requirements and stress testing exercises.

Cash combined with courage in a time of crisis is priceless.

I believe in diversification of income, because you never know what will happen. I'm a slightly paranoid person who thinks things could be ruined at any time.

We need a resilient, well-capitalized, well-regulated financial system that is strong enough to withstand even severe shocks and support economic growth by lending through the economic cycle.

You know, life hasn't changed that much for me. It's just, everything's gotten a little nicer. I drive a nicer car. I live in a nicer house.

As a very important source of strength and security, cherish public credit.

I know I made plenty of mistakes in my tenure. But one of the things that you learn is to be very careful and to protect yourself down the road a little bit, which is to say you've got to think ahead and think where is the story going to go? What are all the possible outcomes? And how do I protect the president from unexpected twists and turns in the road?

It's bad policy to speculate on what you'll do if a plan fails when you're trying to make a plan work.

If you look ahead 10 years, I wouldn't be a bit surprised if the people of Russia had become fans of missile defence.