All Thomas Friedman Quotes
- At the end of the day, no amount of investing, no amount of clean electrons, no amount of energy efficiency will save the natural world… Air
- Everything I’ve ever gotten in life is largely due to the fact that I was born in this country, America, at this time with these… America
- The ideal country in a flat world is the one with no natural resources, because countries with no natural resources tend to dig inside themselves.… Countries
- In China today, Bill Gates is Britney Spears. In America today, Britney Spears is Britney Spears-and that is our problem. America
- When widely followed public figures feel free to say anything, without any fact-checking, it becomes impossible for a democracy to think intelligently about big issues. Any
- No matter what your profession – doctor, lawyer, architect, accountant – if you are an American, you better be good at the touchy-feely service stuff,… Accountant
- Communism was a great system for making people equally poor - in fact, there was no better system in the world for that than communism.… Better
- When you study history and look at every civilization that has grown up and died off, they all leave one remnant: a major sports colosseum… All
- It has always been my view that terrorism is not spawned by the poverty of money; it is spawned by the poverty of dignity. Humiliation… Been
- The poverty fighters resent the climate-change folks; climate folks hold summits without reference to biodiversity; the food advocates resist the biodiversity protectors. They all need… Advocates
- In the hyperconnected world, there is only “good” “better” and “best, Best
- Google attracts so much talent, it can afford to look beyond traditional metrics, like G.P.A. For most young people, though, going to college and doing… Afford
- Many jobs at Google require math, computing, and coding skills, so if your good grades truly reflect skills in those areas that you can apply,… Advantage
- Natural gas emits only half the carbon dioxide of coal when burned, but if methane leaks when oil companies extract it from the ground in… Advantages
- Netscape brought the Internet alive with the browser. They made the Internet so that Grandma could use it, and her grandchildren could use it. The… Alive
- We need a proper balance between government spending on nursing homes and nursery schools - on the last six months of life and the first… Balance
- Capitalism and political systems - like companies - must constantly evolve to stay vital. Capitalism
- Inspiring conduct has so much more of an impact than coercing it. Coercing
- The merger of globalization and the I.T. revolution means new products are being phased in and out so fast that companies cannot afford to wait… Afford
- Whatever you may be thinking when you apply for a job today, you can be sure the employer is asking this: Can this person add… Adapt
- America still has the right stuff to thrive. We still have the most creative, diverse, innovative culture and open society - in a world where… Ability
- John Kennedy led us on a journey to discover the moon. Obama needs to lead us on a journey to rediscover, rebuild and reinvent our… Backyard
- I basically did all the library research for this book on Google, and it not only saved me enormous amounts of time but actually gave… Actually Gave
- Presidents grow up in the White House. The times shape the man. Grow
- We need better neighbors, neighbors that care about the schools in their neighborhood whether they have kids in them or not, because they know that… Better