161 Quotes by Thomas Friedman

We're going in the wrong direction and I think the only way to counter that is to bring the story home in really concrete ways to people - in ways that kids can understand and non-scientists can understand.

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 value every hour, every day - more than a worker in India, a robot or a computer? Can he or she help my company adapt by not only doing the job today but also reinventing the job for tomorrow?

Big breakthroughs happen when what is suddenly possible meets what is desperately needed

I said that more people in more places can now compete, connect and collaborate with equal power and equal tools than ever before.

We have to be the best global citizens we can be.

If the Republican Party continues to take the view that there must be no tax increases, we're stuck. Capitalism can't work without safety nets or fiscal prudence, and we need both in a sustainable balance.

The first rule of holes is when you're in one, stop digging. When you're in three, bring a lot of shovels.

Once people get a taste for whatever you want to call it - economic independence, a better lifestyle, and a better life for their children - they grab on to that and don't want to give it up.

If you don't have an ethic of conservation, you basically have a license to drive a Hummer through the Amazon.