If a group of people has no sense where they came from-it is difficult for them to have a sense where they should go.
Lester ThurowThe old foundations of success are gone ... The world's wealthiest man, Bill Gates, owns nothing tangible: no land, no gold or oil, no factories ... For the first time in history the world's wealthiest man owns only knowledge.
Lester ThurowA competitive world offers two possibilities. You can lose. Or, if you want to win, you can change.
Lester ThurowWe've believed for 50 years that the Japanese are small Americans who wanted to be like us. They are not.
Lester Thurow