"Great upheavals produce shock waves that widen cracks……" — Robert Zoellick
"Great upheavals produce shock waves that widen cracks in political, economic, and security orders. Sometimes the old orders break. Yet it can be in the power of leaders and peoples to shape the directions of change."
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Robert Zoellick
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16 Quotes by Robert Zoellick
Robert Zoellick has 16 quotes on this site.
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Climate change policies cannot be the frosting on the cake of development; they must be baked into the recipe of…
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The world is only one poor harvest away from chaos. We are so close to the edge that politically destabilising…
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Corruption is a cancer that steals from the poor, eats away at governance and moral fibre and destroys trust.
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One of the challenges for sub-Saharan Africa is that markets are of modest size. This makes regional integration important.
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It is clearly the case that programs in Europe and the United States that have increased biofuel production have contributed…
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When I consider a problem, it is now instinctive for me to think about the institutions involved, the authorizing environment,…
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The most effective executive branch officials try to help legislators develop explanations for the votes they are being asked to…
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All of us make mistakes. The key is to acknowledge them, learn, and move on. The real sin is ignoring…
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It is vital that the World Bank Group continually challenges itself to refresh our development thinking. It is vital that…
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An empowered public is the foundation for a stronger society, more effective government, and a more successful state.
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There are many roads to prosperity, but one must be taken. Inaction leads nowhere.
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When I work with countries struggling to pay for budgets or finance trade deficits, I reflect on how Americans do…
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