Connectivity is productivity - whether it's in a modern office or an underdeveloped village. — Iqbal Quadir Modern Copy Share Image
China has an almost infinite need for energy, and frankly, the world would be better off if much of that need goes… — Iqbal Quadir Almost Copy Share Image
Rich countries have been sending aid to poor countries for the last 60 years. And, by and large, this has failed. — Iqbal Quadir Aid Copy Share Image
Pakistan is riddled with problems that are rooted in the disproportionate power of the state. Aid has only boosted that power. — Iqbal Quadir Aid Copy Share Image
Poor countries are poor because they are wasting their resources, — Iqbal Quadir Country Copy Share Image
In America, people buy cars, and they put very little money down. They get a car, and they go to work. The… — Iqbal Quadir America Copy Share Image
The history of Europe over the last several centuries provides clear evidence of the transformative power of commerce. — Iqbal Quadir Business Copy Share Image
When leaders are no longer beholden to the people who elected them, corruption results and the recruitment of extremists becomes easier. — Iqbal Quadir Becomes Copy Share Image
A military or government hierarchy is anathema to the dispersed population and diverse tribes of mountainous Afghanistan. — Iqbal Quadir Afghanistan Copy Share Image
A lot of technologies in the world were unusual in the beginning, and became standard. That's the beauty of bottom-up entrepreneurship and… — Iqbal Quadir Beauty Copy Share Image
Barack Obama has talked a lot about changing the way America relates to the world, and few areas are as ripe for… — Iqbal Quadir About Copy Share Image
The best way poor people can come out of their poverty is to get on the global highway, not on some dirt… — Iqbal Quadir Best Copy Share Image
During the Cold War, the U.S. instituted a policy of sending money to governments in poor countries to buy their political loyalty.… — Iqbal Quadir Aid Copy Share Image
The rapid proliferation of cell phones in Afghanistan proves that anything that adds value to people's lives spreads like brushfire - and… — Iqbal Quadir Add Copy Share Image
We should encourage governments to be sustained by citizens' taxes - that is, democracies. Democracies will be enduring allies of America. — Iqbal Quadir Allies Copy Share Image
Top-down approaches do not work. The bottleneck is at the top of the bottle. — Iqbal Quadir Approach Copy Share Image
Just as entrepreneurs developed America, they can develop other countries, too. — Iqbal Quadir America Copy Share Image
I'm motivated by creating a level playing field for the world so that the weak have a chance. — Iqbal Quadir Chance Copy Share Image
