Arms Quote by Ban Ki-moon

Trade deals are not the vehicle for raising or lowering standards of protection for consumers, the environment, workers or anyone else. Regulations are made…

— Kenneth Clarke

In the 'Nike Economy,' there are no standards, no borders and no rules. Clearly, the global economy isn't working for workers in China and…

— Anonymous

There is no one trade agreement in the world that has country-specific content. It doesn't exist. Content has to be measured regionally.

— Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal

In an era of global value chains, worldwide sourcing and the never-ending search for new markets, we must be careful to avoid the proliferation…

— Roberto Azevedo

Not one single country in the world is dependent for their trade wholly on WTO guidelines - they aren't 'rules,' because the sanctions for…

— Andrew Adonis, Baron Adonis

The idea is to have global standards. There is so much travel that if you just had a regional standard, it would probably ultimately…

— Gijs de Vries

We are the world's biggest importer. We need to treat the other countries as good suppliers.

— Wilbur Ross

Things are so much global and Americanised.

— John Malkovich

One of the richest and largest markets in the world, Europe can set global standards. And if a French president is prepared to at…

— Martin Schulz

Rules are to be initiated for the allotment of scarce raw materials etc; and their use and processing for other than war, or otherwise…

— Hjalmar Schacht

Most furniture is not made for people - they are made for the people who sell them.

— Laura Huxley

Why are we, as a nation so obsessed with foreign things? Is it a legacy of our colonial years? We want foreign television sets.…

— Anonymous