Eighteen fifty-eight was a year of great technological advancement in the West. That was the year when Queen Victoria was able, for the first time, to communicate with President Buchanan, through the Transatlantic Telegraphic Cable. And they were the first to ‘Twitter’ transatlantically.

I have a neighbor who knows 200 types of wine. ... I only know two types of wine - red and white. But my neighbor only knows two types of countries - industrialized and developing. And I know 200.

Good analysis is very useful when you want to convert a political decision into an investment. It can also go the other way and drive policy

Most people are not updated. 50 years ago 1 in 5 children died before age 5, now only 1 in 20!

Avoid war, because that always pushes human beings backward.

Half of the energy is used by one seventh of the world's population.

I (naively) thought university training would make you better in following what happens in the world.