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Thomas Friedman

American Journalist

Born: Jul 20, 1953

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The historical debate is over. The answer is free-market capitalism. Thomas Friedman

Capitalism Debate Over Answer Historical

By 'flat' I did not mean that the world is getting equal. I said that more people in more places can now compete, connect and collaborate with equal power and equal tools than ever before. That's why an Indian in Bangalore can take care of the office work of American doctors or read the X-rays of German hospitals. Thomas Friedman

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America still has the right stuff to thrive. We still have the most creative, diverse, innovative culture and open society - in a world where the ability to imagine and generate new ideas with speed and to implement them through global collaboration is the most important competitive advantage. Thomas Friedman

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The country that owns green, that dominates that industry, is going to have the most energy security, national security, economic security, competitive companies, healthy population and, most of all, global respect. Thomas Friedman

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Google attracts so much talent, it can afford to look beyond traditional metrics, like G.P.A. For most young people, though, going to college and doing well is still the best way to master the tools needed for many careers. Thomas Friedman

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Natural gas emits only half the carbon dioxide of coal when burned, but if methane leaks when oil companies extract it from the ground in a sloppy manner - methane is far more potent a greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide - it can wipe out all the advantages of natural gas over coal. Thomas Friedman

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Golf has an ambivalent relationship with the environment. On one hand, it's a great preserver of open spaces. Golf doesn't pave the world - it helps to green the world. But the downside is, it uses a lot of fertilizer, pesticides and water. Thomas Friedman

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The more Israel sinks into the West Bank, the more it is delegitimized and isolated, the more the world focuses on Israel's colonialism rather than Iran's nuclear enrichment, the more people call for a single democratic state in all of historic Palestine. Thomas Friedman

You win the presidency by connecting with the American people's gut insecurities and aspirations. You win with a concept. Thomas Friedman

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We are led by lawyers who do not understand either technology or balance sheets. Thomas Friedman

Technology Balance Legal Lawyers Balance Sheets Sheets Understand Led Either Who

The hidden hand of the market will never work without a hidden fist. Thomas Friedman

Work Will Market Hidden Never Without Fist Hand

It created a global platform that allowed more people to plug and play, collaborate and compete, share knowledge and share work, than anything we have ever seen in the history of the world. Thomas Friedman

I basically did all the library research for this book on Google, and it not only saved me enormous amounts of time but actually gave me a much richer offering of research in a shorter time. Thomas Friedman

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Rock stars get room keys, I get business cards. Thomas Friedman

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