Alan Greenspan

United States
Born on 6 Mar 1926
Economist

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Regrettably, history is strewn with the visions of such 'new eras' that, in the end, have proven to be a mirage. In short, history counsels caution.
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On Anger: "For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind."
Essays
On Destiny: "Our destiny exercises its influence over us even when, as yet, we have not learned its nature: it is our future that lays down the law of our today."
Human, All Too Human
On Friendship: "A crowd is not company; and faces are but a gallery of pictures; and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love."
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