Afghanistan Quotes by Iqbal Quadir

Connectivity is productivity - whether it's in a modern office or an underdeveloped village.

— Iqbal Quadir

China has an almost infinite need for energy, and frankly, the world would be better off if much of that need goes in the…

— Iqbal Quadir

Rich countries have been sending aid to poor countries for the last 60 years. And, by and large, this has failed.

— Iqbal Quadir

Pakistan is riddled with problems that are rooted in the disproportionate power of the state. Aid has only boosted that power.

— Iqbal Quadir

Poor countries are poor because they are wasting their resources,

— Iqbal Quadir

In America, people buy cars, and they put very little money down. They get a car, and they go to work. The work pays…

— Iqbal Quadir

The history of Europe over the last several centuries provides clear evidence of the transformative power of commerce.

— Iqbal Quadir

When leaders are no longer beholden to the people who elected them, corruption results and the recruitment of extremists becomes easier.

— Iqbal Quadir

A military or government hierarchy is anathema to the dispersed population and diverse tribes of mountainous Afghanistan.

— Iqbal Quadir

A lot of technologies in the world were unusual in the beginning, and became standard. That's the beauty of bottom-up entrepreneurship and innovations.

— Iqbal Quadir

Barack Obama has talked a lot about changing the way America relates to the world, and few areas are as ripe for reform as…

— Iqbal Quadir

The best way poor people can come out of their poverty is to get on the global highway, not on some dirt side road.

— Iqbal Quadir