It's such an extraordinary time to be alive that you just don't want to miss it. I mean, it's a really neat historical period.
Juan EnriquezIt's actually very hard to find an area of the economy that doesn't fundamentally change in the measure that we are able to read and write life code.
Juan EnriquezWhen you brought the Industrial Revolution in, all of a sudden India and China went from being the dominant global powers to being powers dominated by those who understood how to apply this new technology.
Juan EnriquezThree-quarters of the flags, borders and anthems sitting at the U.N. today were not there 60 some-odd years ago.
Juan EnriquezNew York City is a fascinating place because it's very good at using the energy in attracting some of the best and the brightest from everywhere.
Juan EnriquezIf you don't have that science and technology and brains as an input, as you don't have in large parts of Latin America, if you don't focus your education on that, if you don't find your 10,000 best scientists, but you do find your 10,000 best soccer players, the consequences are, you become a World Cup Champion in Soccer, like Brazil, but you don't become Korea, which earned 1/5 of what a Mexican did in 1975 and today earns five times more.
Juan Enriquez