161 Quotes by Thomas Friedman

It is hard to partner with someone when you become so radioactive no one wants to stand next to you.

Think about what they mean for the preservation of language, for preservation of text, for the ability of people to tell their stories. It's going to be phenomenal.

That is, companies and individuals can now source so much more easily whatever knowledge, production, innovation, research, or advice they need.

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 until the end of the year to figure out whether a team leader is doing a good job.

In this era of mounting complexity with more people, systems and products entwined in a bewildering web of global networks, explaining is an enormously valuable skill.

If I had something to say about it, I'd write about it.

The idea of Iran getting a bomb is very popular with the Iranian people, even those who don't like the regime.

Guantanamo Bay is the anti-Statue of Liberty.

The financial crisis just made the hole deeper, which is why our stimulus needs to be both big and smart, both financially and educationally stimulating. It needs to be able to produce not only more shovel-ready jobs and shovel-ready workers, but more Google-ready jobs and Windows-ready and knowledge-ready workers.