World Quotes by Thomas Friedman

Yes, the world is now flat for publishing as well.

— Thomas Friedman

Desktop freelancers and innovative startups all over the world

— Thomas Friedman

I was in Bangalore, India, the Silicon Valley of India, when I realized that the world was flat.

— Thomas Friedman

No, most of our political elite has not realized that the world is flat.

— Thomas Friedman

In a hyper-connected world where average is over, there is one thing we know absolutely for sure: Every good job will require…

— Thomas Friedman

I don't think a monarchy led by 75- and 80-year-old men [Saudi Arabia] in today's modern world is really sustainable.

— Thomas Friedman

My mom enlisted in the U.S. Navy in World War II, and my parents actually bought our home thanks to the loan…

— Thomas Friedman

I've always believed the world would be a better place if more people everywhere have a chance to shape their own future…

— Thomas Friedman

Everyone needs to get together and say: "Our objective is to preserve and enhance the game and the planet on which it's…

— Thomas Friedman

It created a global platform that allowed more people to plug and play, collaborate and compete, share knowledge and share work, than…

— Thomas Friedman

Two things are going on at the same time with the flattening of the world: The relentless quest for efficiency is squeezing…

— Thomas Friedman

American young people have got to understand from an early age that the world pays off on results, not on effort. Not…

— Thomas Friedman

Golf has an ambivalent relationship with the environment. On one hand, it's a great preserver of open spaces. Golf doesn't pave the…

— Thomas Friedman

I can see a day soon where you'll create your own college degree by taking the best online courses from the best…

— Thomas Friedman

By 'flat' I did not mean that the world is getting equal. I said that more people in more places can now…

— Thomas Friedman

The hidden hand of the market will never work without a hidden fist -- McDonald's cannot flourish without McDonnell Douglas, the builder…

— Thomas Friedman

Lord knows there's a lot of bad news in the world today to get you down, but there is one big thing…

— Thomas Friedman

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

Golf has an ambivalent relationship with the environment. On one hand, it's a great preserver of open spaces. Golf doesn't pave the…

— Thomas Friedman

All one needs to do is just to go to any hospital in America and see the number of Pakistani or Indian…

— Thomas Friedman

Something really big happened in the world's wiring in the last decade, but it was obscured by the financial crisis and post-9/11.…

— Thomas Friedman

You really do have to wonder whether a few years from now we’ll look back at the first decade of the 21st…

— Thomas Friedman

I am always a little skeptical on the water thing because I have been hearing that for 30 years, but one year…

— Thomas Friedman

I'm a radical pro-immigration advocate. I'm not saying we just look at the Muslim world or we just look at China, we…

— Thomas Friedman

I have no problem with a war for oil-if we accompany it with a real program for energy conservation. But when we…

— Thomas Friedman

If you are self-motivated, wow, this world is tailored for you. The boundaries are all gone. But if you're not self-motivated, this…

— Thomas Friedman

Basically all the world's computer parts come from the same supply chain that runs from Korea, down through coastal China, over to…

— Thomas Friedman

Remember, the difference between the world frozen over, in an ice ball, and the warming period we're in now is just 6…

— Thomas Friedman

I love America. I think it's the best country in the world. But I also think we're not tending to our sauce.

— Thomas Friedman

The Arab world had a big problem of frankly venal elites. That is why these revolutions happen, because people didn't think the…

— Thomas Friedman

When it comes to dealing with the world's climate and energy challenges, I have a simple rule: change America, change the world.

— Thomas Friedman

America still has the right stuff to thrive. We still have the most creative, diverse, innovative culture and open society - in…

— Thomas Friedman

If you followed this economic crisis and you do not think that the world is getting flatter, you are not paying attention.…

— Thomas Friedman

When I wrote 'The World Is Flat,' I said the world is flat. Yeah, we're all connected. Facebook didn't exist; Twitter was…

— Thomas Friedman

I've been a critic of the antiglobalization movement, and they've been a critic of me, but the one thing I respect about…

— Thomas Friedman

I am hoping, though, that many of them have kids, who, when they have a moment to take a break from their…

— Thomas Friedman

We are entering a hyperconnected world where every boss now has more access, cheap access to cheap labor, cheap genius, cheap robot,…

— Thomas Friedman

The more Israel sinks into the West Bank, the more it is delegitimized and isolated, the more the world focuses on Israel's…

— Thomas Friedman

Our president's latest energy initiative was to go to Saudi Arabia and beg King Abdullah to give us a little relief on…

— Thomas Friedman

I don't think that stability and the status quo go together at all, not in a flat world where people are integrated,…

— Thomas Friedman