He had a steady hand on the helm which was remarkably valuable for the economy.

He has almost single-handedly fostered an environment which allowed the economy to thrive.

He was prescient in appreciating how the [information technology] revolution would lead to an upsurge in productivity at a time when people were having a tough time understanding what all these new computers were doing to us.

Whether one agreed with him or not, for anyone who values the independence of the Fed, it is important that the chair of the Fed maintain some distance from fiscal policy debates.

He made a bet. I think he was successful. That was a remarkable achievement.

The most insignificant insects and reptiles are of much more consequence, and have much more influence in the economy of nature, than the incurious are aware of; and are mighty in their effect, from their minuteness, which renders them less an object of attention; and from their numbers and fecundity.