--- title: "8 Global Public Quotes by 7 authors" description: "Browse 8 Global Public quotes by 7 authors. Discover the best Global Public sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5d5/ertharin-cousin-35163_attention_unfortunately-the-world-pays-attention-w_126893.jpg" --- > [Unfortunately, the world pays attention when the media shines a light on those in need, which is why it's so important that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ertharin-cousin/unfortunately-the-world-pays-attention-when-the-media-shines-a-light/) [Ertharin Cousin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ertharin-cousin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5d5/ertharin-cousin-35163_attention_unfortunately-the-world-pays-attention-w_126893.jpg) > [Ability to disseminate one's ideas on the Internet is now a sine qua non of inclusion in the global public sphere. However,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zeynep-tufekci/ability-to-disseminate-one-s-ideas-on-the-internet-is-now-a-sine-qua/) [Zeynep Tufekci](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zeynep-tufekci/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/65e/zeynep-tufekci-5405_ideas_ability-to-disseminate-one-s-ideas-on-th_507829.jpg) > [Perhaps September 11 could be called the first historic world event in the strictest sense: the impact, the explosion, the slow collapse…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jurgen-habermas/perhaps-september-11-could-be-called-the-first-historic-world-event/) [Jurgen Habermas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jurgen-habermas/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/62c/jurgen-habermas-12339_collapse_perhaps-september-11-could-be-called-the_843236.jpg) > [The United States will continue to be number one, and I do not see any country or group of countries taking the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-mandelbaum/the-united-states-will-continue-to-be-number-one-and-i-do-not-see-any/) [Michael Mandelbaum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-mandelbaum/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/967/michael-mandelbaum-15229_america_the-united-states-will-continue-to-be-nu_845296.png) > [One of the gaps in our international development efforts is the provision of global public goods - that is, goods or conditions…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anna-lindh/one-of-the-gaps-in-our-international-development-efforts-is-the/) [Anna Lindh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anna-lindh/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e15/anna-lindh-19492_conditions_one-of-the-gaps-in-our-international-dev_1092677.png) > [If I were Mark Zuckerberg or any of these guys, I would say, "My God. How does the world expect us to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeremy-rifkin/if-i-were-mark-zuckerberg-or-any-of-these-guys-i-would-say-my-god-how/) [Jeremy Rifkin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeremy-rifkin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bed/jeremy-rifkin-6615_guy_if-i-were-mark-zuckerberg-or-any-of-thes_1254255.jpg) > [Facebook's a wonderful, incredible way to bring humanity together. They've brought together 2 billion people in the largest fictional family in history.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeremy-rifkin/facebook-s-a-wonderful-incredible-way-to-bring-humanity-together-they/) [Jeremy Rifkin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeremy-rifkin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0f7/jeremy-rifkin-6615_family_facebook-s-a-wonderful-incredible-way-to_1326914.jpg) > [We had no idea that this would turn into a global and public infrastructure.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/we-had-no-idea-that-this-would-turn-into-a-global-and-public/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c6d/anonymous-1_idea_we-had-no-idea-that-this-would-turn-into_2314213.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/global-public/#itemlist", "name": "Global Public Quotes", "numberOfItems": 8, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Unfortunately, the world pays attention when the media shines a light on those in need, which is why it's so important that we maintain the global public will that is necessary to meet the needs of those we serve.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Ertharin Cousin" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ertharin-cousin/unfortunately-the-world-pays-attention-when-the-media-shines-a-light/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5d5/ertharin-cousin-35163_attention_unfortunately-the-world-pays-attention-w_126893.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5d5/ertharin-cousin-35163_attention_unfortunately-the-world-pays-attention-w_126893.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5d5/ertharin-cousin-35163_attention_unfortunately-the-world-pays-attention-w_126893.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Unfortunately, the world pays attention when the media shines a light on those in need, which is why it's so…” — Ertharin Cousin", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Ability to disseminate one's ideas on the Internet is now a sine qua non of inclusion in the global public sphere. 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How does the world expect us to deal with this?\" I mean, it's too big a responsibility; I think they're going to welcome this. They'll maybe keep it in the private sector, but they'll welcome some form of regulatory operation because they've been so successful that they are a global, public good. 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