Thomas Friedman

The thing you have to remember is, oil and gas are commodities, and the more we use them the more the price…

— Thomas Friedman

I am being very humble about the Arab Spring. There's kind of a competition out there, you might have noticed, of who…

— Thomas Friedman

Obviously China is clearly taking the lead in some areas, but when it comes to the most advanced innovation, it's still America.

— 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

There's a difference between being able to make long distance phone calls cheaper on the Internet and walking around Riyadh with a…

— Thomas Friedman

Saudi hijackers first came into contact with al-Qaeda and went through Terrorism 101 when they signed up for the jihad in Afghanistan.

— Thomas Friedman

Every sport needs its temple, its cathedral.

— Thomas Friedman

Combating climate change requires government policy, and most conservatives hate the idea of more government regulation. Because they hate the prescription, they…

— 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

A vision without resources is an hallucination.

— Thomas Friedman

Presidents grow up in the White House. The times shape the man.

— Thomas Friedman

There is nothing more valuable than great classroom instruction. But let's stop putting the whole burden on teachers. We also need better…

— Thomas Friedman

I have a daughter who is a sophomore in college and another who is in the 11th grade of high school.

— Thomas Friedman

I think that the drama of people rising up demanding their own freedom is one that resonates very deeply with America. I…

— 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

Change your leaders, not your light bulbs.

— 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

If I were advising President Obama, since he's the one running, I would have made his campaign very simple. I promise that…

— Thomas Friedman

“The saying in China is "If you're one in a million, there's still 1,300 people just like you.”

— Thomas Friedman

Tap into people's dignity and they will do anything for you. Ignore it, and they won't lift a finger.

— Thomas Friedman

If e-mail had been around before the telephone was invented, people would have said, 'Hey, forget e-mail! With this new telephone invention…

— Thomas Friedman

We need better neighbors, neighbors that care about the schools in their neighborhood whether they have kids in them or not, because…

— Thomas Friedman

A generation ago [the Democratic Party] stood for progressive change. Now they defend every federal program as if each were sacred. They…

— Thomas Friedman

When you go along in life and develop whatever notoriety you do, people begin to relate to you differently, and I'm just…

— Thomas Friedman

It's easy to kind of say it's the elite that's putting you down. Well, it wasn't really the elite, technology will do…

— Thomas Friedman