I don't think we replaced the Soviet Union with Al Qaida. I think we replaced, we should have, Soviet Union with the… — Thomas Friedman Copy Share Image
In Globalization 1.0, which began around 1492, the world went from size large to size medium. In Globalization 2.0, the era that… — Thomas Friedman Copy Share Image
The merger of globalization and the I.T. revolution means new products are being phased in and out so fast that companies cannot… — Thomas Friedman Copy Share Image
The Golden Straitjacket is the defining political-economic garment of globalization. [...] The tighter you wear it, the more gold it produces. — Thomas Friedman Copy Share Image
I would say that in 2000, we understand as much about how today's system of globalization is going to work as we… — Thomas Friedman Copy Share Image
The reason that we are becoming less equal is because of the greater requirements, secure requirements, for a good job. This goes… — Thomas Friedman Copy Share Image
I'm pretty much an open book. I am a fanatic golfer and golf nut. If I have three free hours any day, my first… — Thomas Friedman Copy Share Image
The financial crisis just made the hole deeper, which is why our stimulus needs to be both big and smart, both financially and educationally… — Thomas Friedman Copy Share Image
Many jobs at Google require math, computing, and coding skills, so if your good grades truly reflect skills in those areas that you can… — Thomas Friedman Copy Share Image
Never before in the history of the planet have so many people, on their own, had the ability to find so much information about… — Thomas Friedman Copy Share Image
When I was growing up, my parents told me, 'Finish your dinner. People in China and India are starving.' I tell my daughters, 'Finish… — Thomas Friedman Copy Share Image
Hillary Clinton has decided to line up with John McCain in pushing to suspend the federal excise tax on gasoline, 18.4 cents a gallon,… — Thomas Friedman Copy Share Image
Two things are going on at the same time with the flattening of the world: The relentless quest for efficiency is squeezing some of… — Thomas Friedman Copy Share Image
Our president's latest energy initiative was to go to Saudi Arabia and beg King Abdullah to give us a little relief on gasoline prices.… — Thomas Friedman Copy Share Image
I don't think the Arab Spring had much to do with energy. I think it was just the opposite, in fact. I think the… — Thomas Friedman Copy Share Image
Until we fully understand what turned two brothers who allegedly perpetrated the Boston Marathon bombings into murderers, it is hard to make any policy… — Thomas Friedman Copy Share Image
Geopolitics is all about leverage. We cannot make ourselves safer abroad unless we change our behavior at home. — Thomas Friedman Copy Share Image
Big breakthroughs happen when what is suddenly possible meets what is desperately needed — Thomas Friedman Copy Share Image
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