It all looks American because America, the country that invented mass capitalism and consumerism, got there first. the impact of mass capitalism is now universal.

The tallest building in the world is now in Dubai.

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.

Street protests in Saudi Arabia might warm our hearts, but they could easily lead to $250 a barrel oil and a global recession.

Thanks to the Communist Party of China, we now know the path to poverty alleviation is Capitalism.

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 am an American, not by accident of birth but by choice. I voted with my feet and became an American because I love this country and think it is exceptional.

You know, when the cost of capital goes down, when credit becomes cheap, people start taking greater and greater risks.

In a world awash in debt, power shifts to creditors.

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.

Legitimacy is the elixir of political power.

There are things one does not say for a long time, but, once they are said, one never stops repeating them.

Each age has its choice of the death it will die.

Wisdom comes with the ability to be still. Just look and listen. No more is needed.

Democracy is too important to leave up to the votes of the people.

When you're older, no matter how good your humor is you don't always feel perky and peppy. But if you sit home all day and brood about it, it gets worse.

The closer you are to people, the more you realise what has happened to them.

Never did I think that I became family entertainment.

When my name started popping up I was quite irritated and a little bit in shock.

Time is round, and it rolls quickly.

The easiest thing to do, whenever you fail, is to put yourself down by blaming your lack of ability for your misfortunes.