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“It is absolutely clear that government plays a key role, as a catalyst, in promoting long-run growth.”
“There is very strong historical data that suggests the way societies grow is by making large, long-term investments.”
“The world is changing very profoundly.”
“The Berlin Wall wasn't the only barrier to fall after the collapse of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War. Traditional barriers to the flow of money, trade, people and ideas also fell.”
“I grew up in this world where everything seemed possible.”
“The Web forces me to be disciplined and not to waste time - but before the Web was invented, there were plenty of opportunities to do that anyway.”
“There is a huge crisis of employment in America, in the Western world in general.”
“The United States is going to be a rich country, it is going to be prosperous, but it is not going to be able to take the lead in the next phase of global economic development.”
“Conservatives used to believe in confronting hard truths, not succumbing to comforting fairy tales. Some still do.”
“The tallest building in the world is now in Dubai, the biggest factory in the world is in China, the largest oil refinery is in India, the largest investment fund in the world is in Abu Dhabi, the largest Ferris wheel in the world is in Singapore.”
“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.”
“One of the great dilemmas for America will be that American companies will do very well while American workers might not.”
“CNN is getting smarter, and you can feel it in the stories, you can feel it in the depth with which they're covered, the kinds of people in terms of guests who are brought on air, the way in which issues are discussed.”
“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 don't want to paint a picture of total gloom and doom.”
“The people who watch Fox are not going to watch CNN. You know, let's be honest.”
“America's growth historically has been fueled mostly by investment, education, productivity, innovation and immigration. The one thing that doesn't seem to have anything to do with America's growth rate is a brutal work schedule.”
“Street protests in Saudi Arabia might warm our hearts, but they could easily lead to $250 a barrel oil and a global recession.”
“Having your fiscal house in order and having a more manageable macro-economic future is going to be very useful in creating growth.”
“Politics and power is a realm of relative influence.”