The Middle East would always be an important trading partner in just a market sense, like America is a big market for us, Asia is a big market, Europe is a big market. You are going to have hundreds of millions of consumers there, from just a standard market point of view, from a very narrow American point of view.
Thomas FriedmanTap into people's dignity and they will do anything for you. Ignore it, and they won't lift a finger.
Thomas FriedmanThe great thing about cheap natural gas, again it's cheap, and it provides a cleaner alternative to coal. But it's still a fossil fuel, and because it's still a fossil fuel, it still emits carbon.
Thomas FriedmanWhat every employer is looking for is not someone who can do the job, but someone who can reinvent the job.
Thomas Friedman