152 Quotes by Fareed Zakaria

In a very weak economy, when you say 'cut government spending,' what you mean is you're laying off school teachers and you're de-funding various programs that put money into the economy. This means you have more unemployed people that then draw unemployment benefits and don't pay taxes.

I don't want to paint a picture of total gloom and doom.

It is absolutely clear that government plays a key role, as a catalyst, in promoting long-run growth.

In a world awash in debt, power shifts to creditors.

Street protests in Saudi Arabia might warm our hearts, but they could easily lead to $250 a barrel oil and a global recession.

But as the arms-control scholar Thomas Schelling once noted, two things are very expensive in international life: promises when they succeed and threats when they fail.

I grew up in this world where everything seemed possible.

Whenever someone says the word community, I want to reach for an oxygen mask.

There is very strong historical data that suggests the way societies grow is by making large, long-term investments.