I used to think if there was reincarnation, I wanted to come back as the president or the pope or a .400 baseball hitter. But now I want to come back as the bond market. You can intimidate everybody.

I think Ralph Nader is the biggest liar in American politics when he said it didn't matter who was president.

If we think about it, in terms of racial and ethnic strife or things, if we don't forgive, we'll just stay the same. If we don't forgive people, we can never make any progress.

Sentiment in the bond market has really soured.

I think [a tame CPI increase] would give the market a further sign of relief and could give the bond market a boost.

I think you're seeing an enthusiastic response by the bond market because there appears to be a slight deceleration in economic activity. In order to continue to improve we'll need to see further signs of that slowdown.