Fareed Zakaria Quotes
Top 63 wise famous quotes and sayings by Fareed Zakaria
Fareed Zakaria Famous Quotes & Sayings
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There is very strong historical data that suggests the way societies grow is by making large, long-term investments.
Liberal education should give people the skills that will help them get ready for their sixth job, not their first job.
The great drama of Russian history has been between its state and society. Put simply, Russia has always had too much state and not enough society.
Democracy is also a single ideology, and, like all such templates, it has its limits. what works in a legislature might not work in a corporation
The markets are much more interested in America's long-term trajectory than they are in feeling that there is an acute short-term crisis.
When you're failing, there's a very powerful incentive to put ideology aside and just do what seems to work.
British rule meant not democracy -colonialism is almost by definition underdemocratic - but limited constitutional liberalism and capitalism
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.
I think it is quite untrue that it is standard journalistic practice to name the interviewer when quoting from an interview.
In the 1990s, we were certain that Saddam Hussein had a nuclear arsenal. In fact, his factories could barely make soap.
If envy were the cause of terrorism, Beverly Hills [and] Fifth Avenue ... would have become targets long ago.
No successful political transition can take place without leaders and movements that demand and press for freedom.
The twentieth century was marked by two broad trends: the regulation of capitalism and the deregulation of democracy. Both experiments overreached.
Whenever societies do well, they believe that there is something in their cultural DNA that made it happen.
Liberty came to the West centuries before democracy. Liberty led to democracy and not the other way around.
Americans speak few languages, know little about foreign cultures, and remain unconvinced that they need to rectify this.
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.
A nations path to greatness lies in its economic prowess and that militarism, empire, and aggression lead to a dead end.
The education system is an increasingly powerful mechanism for the intergenerational reproduction of privilege.
The basic problem for American workers of all ages has been that their hours and productivity keep rising but their wages do not.
The problem is that Islam does not have a pope, so there's no one guy to say, 'This isn't kosher' ... Not that he would.
My friends all say I'm going to be Secretary of State. But I don't see how that would be much different from the job I have now.
It's really difficult to have your voice heard and feared when you both speak softly and carry a twig.
One of the great dilemmas for America will be that American companies will do very well while American workers might not.
You know, when the cost of capital goes down, when credit becomes cheap, people start taking greater and greater risks.
It is absolutely clear that government plays a key role, as a catalyst, in promoting long-run growth.
The Romans saw loss of virtue all around them. The Victorians decried the decline in religiosity in the next generation.
Conservatives used to believe in confronting hard truths, not succumbing to comforting fairy tales. Some still do.