Fareed Zakaria Quotes
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It's not possible for two countries to be the leading dominant political power at the same time.
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I grew up in this world where everything seemed possible.
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American influence is not what it used to be.
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I don't want to paint a picture of total gloom and doom.
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If a senator calls me up and asks me what should we do in Iraq, I'm happy to talk to him.
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I enjoy writing but I much prefer the experience of having written.
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Culture follows power.
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America washes its dirty linen in public. When scandals such as this one hit, they do sully America's image in the world. But what usually also gets broadcast around the world is the vivid reality that the United States forces accountability and punishes wrongdoing, even at the highest levels.
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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.
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Whenever societies do well, they believe that there is something in their cultural DNA that made it happen.
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If there is one lesson for U.S. foreign policy from the past 10 years, it is surely that military intervention can seem simple but is in fact a complex affair with the potential for unintended consequences.
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The technological revolution at home makes it much easier for computers to do our work.
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The American dream seems to be thriving in Europe not at home.
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You know, when the cost of capital goes down, when credit becomes cheap, people start taking greater and greater risks.
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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.
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I think that liberals need to grow up.
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I should not be judged by a standard that's not applied to everyone else.
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I'm largely in favor of financial reform.
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Things happening around the world are affecting you and me.
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I think it is quite untrue that it is standard journalistic practice to name the interviewer when quoting from an interview.
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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.
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The one show that I will continue to be a guest on is 'The Daily Show' with Jon Stewart, if he'll have me. It's not competitive with CNN and it's too much fun.
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Conservatives used to believe in confronting hard truths, not succumbing to comforting fairy tales. Some still do.
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One of the great dilemmas for America will be that American companies will do very well while American workers might not.