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.

I was in Bangalore, India, the Silicon Valley of India, when I realized that the world was flat.

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.

What every employer is looking for is not someone who can do the job, but someone who can reinvent the job.

No, most of our political elite has not realized that the world is flat.

I have a daughter who is a sophomore in college and another who is in the 11th grade of high school.

I said that more people in more places can now compete, connect and collaborate with equal power and equal tools than ever before.

In the future, how we educate our children may prove to be more important than how much we educate them.

The Dell Theory of Conflict Prevention argues that no two countries that are both part of the same global supply chain will ever fight a war as long as they are each part of that supply chain.

Your boss doesn't care what you know, because the Google machine knows everything. Your boss cares about what you can do with what you know. That's the only thing your boss will pay for.

I've always believed the world would be a better place if more people everywhere have a chance to shape their own future and realize their full potential. I think that is what life is about.

The future of a country doesn't depend on its wealth but on its education.

If you think Abraham Lincoln became famous for inventing the town car, it is time to spend a few hours on history.

Ideally the ultimate retreat is to retreat from the past and the future to always remain in the present.

Capitalism without bankruptcy is like Christianity without hell.

Creation begins with vision.

He passes, struck by the stare of truculent Wellington but in the convex mirror grin unstruck the bonham eyes and fatchuck cheekchops of Jollypoldy the rixdix doldy.

The U.N. is one of many competitors in a marketplace of global problem solving.

I find as much inspiration from the forerunners of jazz as I do the modern-day innovators of jazz.

I'm always going to be a student. I'm always learning. I'm always trying to grow. I'm always trying to understand. I never want to feel like I've arrived.