 I basically did all the library research for this book on Google, and it not only saved me enormous amounts of time but actually gave me a much richer offering of research in a shorter time. |
| The historical debate is over. The answer is free-market capitalism. |
| Supply chains cannot tolerate even 24 hours of disruption. So if you lose your place in the supply chain because of wild behavior you could lose a lot. It would be like pouring cement down one of your oil wells. |
| The hidden hand of the market will never work without a hidden fist. |
| We are led by lawyers who do not understand either technology or balance sheets. |
| Basically all the world's computer parts come from the same supply chain that runs from Korea, down through coastal China, over to Taiwan, and down to Malaysia. |
| You win the presidency by connecting with the American people's gut insecurities and aspirations. You win with a concept. |
| Yes, the world is now flat for publishing as well. |
| It created a global platform that allowed more people to plug and play, collaborate and compete, share knowledge and share work, than anything we have ever seen in the history of the world. |
| Two things are going on at the same time with the flattening of the world: The relentless quest for efficiency is squeezing some of the fat out of life. |
| I have a daughter who is a sophomore in college and another who is in the 11th grade of high school. |
| No, most of our political elite has not realized that the world is flat. |
| I am hoping, though, that many of them have kids, who, when they have a moment to take a break from their iPods, Internet, or Google, will explain to their parents running the country just how the world is being flattened. |
| If you don't visit the bad neighborhoods, the bad neighborhoods are going to visit you. |
| We need to become energy independent or at least aspire to that. |
| The Dell Theory of Conflict Prevention argues that no two countries that are both part of the same global supply chain will ever fight a war as long as they are each part of that supply chain. |
| There is no substitute for face-to-face reporting and research. |
| McDonald's cannot flourish without McDonnell Douglas, the designer of the F-15. |
| Sometimes, when my wife and I were going out to dinner, I would take my laptop with me and work in the car, so as to take advantage of the half hour going and coming. |
| I was in Bangalore, India, the Silicon Valley of India, when I realized that the world was flat. |
