The United States is a country founded on the ideal of freedom and equality, values later underlined by key historical figures like Abraham Lincoln and Martin Luther King. — Katty Kay Copy Share Image
The degree to which Americans talk about themselves as a special, unique country has often struck me as a little grandiose. You don't hear the French, or Brits, or Australians talk about themselves that way - though they may well… — Katty Kay Copy Share Image
“For years, she had a debilitating habit. She would sit on the bus on the way home from her lab creating a long list of her perceived failings. It was her mental default mode. “I could have done that better,” she would say to herself. “That wasn’t as good as it could have been. I shouldn’t have been so nervous… — Katty Kay Copy Share
Economists argue about the relative impact of immigrants versus robots on wage stagnation - voters don't care much. They blame immigrants. It's easier to… — Katty Kay Copy Share Image
Globalisation, with inexorable speed, has changed the world we live in. For all of us. Jobs have changed, the way we trade has changed,… — Katty Kay Copy Share Image
People are far too wrapped up in their own lives to care about what's happening to other people. Even if it is a moment's… — Katty Kay Copy Share Image
In Rwanda, which has gone through a devastating civil war and has a per-capita income of $16 per year, half of members of Parliament… — Katty Kay Copy Share Image
If you choose not to act, you have little chance of success. What’s more, when you choose to act, you’re able to succeed more… — Katty Kay Copy Share Image
Politicians live in mortal terror of ever saying they are sorry about anything, because that would suggest they have been wrong. It is often… — Katty Kay Copy Share Image
I read the news every night to millions of people around the world. It doesnt test my confidence. — Katty Kay Copy Share Image
Boris Johnson and Donald Trump appeal to the heart not the head, they offer simple solutions in a time of complex problems. — Katty Kay Copy Share Image
But democracy needs structure to work, in the form of laws and policies. — Katty Kay Copy Share Image
My best teacher was my mother. She was a diplomats wife living in the Arab world in the 70s and 80s who always worked,… — Katty Kay Copy Share Image
In normal circumstances, if you want a job done well, you chose someone with experience doing that job. — Katty Kay Copy Share Image
