Robert Rubin Though Quotations

It is vitally important for Latin America, the rest of the world and the United States that the international community take all steps sensible to limit the contagion that has come from the Asian financial crisis, and helping Brazil is very important in that respect also, ... What is most important though in this instance ? is the effective implementation of a strong economic program that Brazil has announced.

We all shared a belief in market-based economics though we had somewhat different views as to the appropriate role of government in our society and felt that what happened abroad could greatly affect our own economic well being,

We all shared a belief in market-based economics ù though we had somewhat different views as to the appropriate role of government in our society ù and felt that what happened abroad could greatly affect our own economic well being,

I would say again now that China could be the largest economy in the world within the next few decades -- though accomplishing that will be no easy task.

Any individual decisions can be badly thought through, and yet be successful, or exceedingly well thought through, but be unsuccessful, because the recognized possibility of failure in fact occurs. But over time, more thoughtful decision-making will lead to better overall results, and more thoughtful decision-making can be encouraged by evaluating decisions on how well they were made rather than on outcome.

Thus far, the effects on our economy, though real, are relatively moderate and the most likely scenario for the next year is continued solid growth and low inflation,