If we don't have a more serious energy policy, the difference between a good day and bad day for America from here on will hinge on how the 86-year-old king of Saudi Arabia manages...change. Thomas Friedman More Quotes by Thomas Friedman More Quotes From Thomas Friedman Yes, the world is now flat for publishing as well. Thomas Friedman flats wells world If you don't visit the bad neighborhoods, the bad neighborhoods are going to visit you. Thomas Friedman visits-you success life No, most of our political elite has not realized that the world is flat. Thomas Friedman flats political world Rock stars get room keys, I get business cards. Wherever I go I meet innovators of wind power equipment, solar energy operators. Thomas Friedman rocks stars keys Basically all the world's computer parts come from the same supply chain that runs from Korea, down through coastal China, over to Taiwan, and down to Malaysia. Thomas Friedman korea ties running If you followed this economic crisis and you do not think that the world is getting flatter, you are not paying attention. We saw the entire global economy at one time acting totally in sync. The real truth is the world is even flatter than I thought. Our mortgage crisis is killing Deutsche Bank. You still don't think the world is flat? Thomas Friedman acting real thinking America needs rebooting. Thomas Friedman america needs Every golf course should have its carbon rating on the scorecard, alongside its Course Rating, Slope, par and yardage. Thomas Friedman rating should-have golf Some would ask which country am I from? We are supposed to tell the truth, [so] we tell them India. Some thought it was Indiana, not India! Some did not know where India is. I said it is the country next to Pakistan. Thomas Friedman pakistan india country Everything I’ve ever gotten in life is largely due to the fact that I was born in this country, America, at this time with these opportunities for its citizens. It is the primary obligation of our generation to turn over a similar America to our kids. Thomas Friedman opportunity country kids In China today, Bill Gates is Britney Spears. In America today, Britney Spears is Britney Spears-and that is our problem. Thomas Friedman bills today america 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. Thomas Friedman smart jobs science Two things are going on at the same time with the flattening of the world: The relentless quest for efficiency is squeezing some of the fat out of life. Thomas Friedman quests two world Just because we can't sell shares in nature doesn't mean it has no value. Thomas Friedman environment share mean Only if you give the Palestinians something to lose is there a hope that they will agree to moderate their demands.... I believe that as soon as Ahmed has a seat in the bus, he will limit his demands. Thomas Friedman demand giving believe The first rule of holes is when you're in one, stop digging. When you're in three, bring a lot of shovels. Thomas Friedman digging three firsts The only engine big enough to impact Mother Nature is Father Greed. Thomas Friedman impact mother father You really do have to wonder whether a few years from now we’ll look back at the first decade of the 21st century — when food prices spiked, energy prices soared, world population surged, tornados plowed through cities, floods and droughts set records, populations were displaced and governments were threatened by the confluence of it all — and ask ourselves: What were we thinking? How did we not panic when the evidence was so obvious that we’d crossed some growth/climate/natural resource/population redlines all at once? Thomas Friedman government years thinking There is something more severe than the problem with Thomas Friedman, which can be generalized to represent someone causing action while being completely unaccountable for his words. Thomas Friedman severe problem action 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. Thomas Friedman giving children people
