#companies

In Globalization 1.0, which began around 1492, the world went from size large to size medium. In Globalization 2.0, the era that introduced us to multinational companies, it went from size medium to size small. And then around 2000 came Globalization 3.0, in which the world went from being small to tiny. ↗

— Thomas Friedman

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The country that owns green, that dominates that industry, is going to have the most energy security, national security, economic security, competitive companies, healthy population and, most of all, global respect. ↗

— Thomas Friedman

#competitive #country #dominates #economic #economic security

While a strong presence on our southern border is imperative, the border cannot be secured unless we enforce our internal laws and stop ignoring the open complicity of U.S. companies and foreign nations to promote illegal activities. ↗

— Elton Gallegly

#border #cannot #companies #complicity #enforce

Although many seniors are happy with the generous drug coverage they have from their former employers, the number of companies offering that kind of coverage has decreased by one-third since the mid-1980s. ↗

— Jim Gerlach

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I think most of the dramatic new ideas come from little companies that then grow big. ↗

— Jaron Lanier

#come #companies #dramatic #grow #i

Most larger companies now see that for the market to grow, Web infrastructure must be royalty-free. ↗

— Tim Berners-Lee

#grow #infrastructure #larger #larger companies #market

I think that the failures of Enron and WorldCom and other companies are partially failures of investors to recognize companies that are selling for a thousand times nothing, but chances are they may be worth only that. ↗

— Arthur Levitt

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If troubled companies want to explain away 2008 as a 'black swan,' then someone should take responsibility for creating the oil slick that seems to have tarred the entire flock! ↗

— Andrew Lo

#black #companies #creating #entire #explain

The oil companies regard nuclear power as their rival, who will reduce their profits, so they put out a lot of disinformation about nuclear power. ↗

— James Lovelock

#companies #disinformation #lot #nuclear #nuclear power

The spy boom has been a beautiful windfall for architects, construction companies, IT specialists, and above all defense contractors, enriching thousands of private companies and dozens of local economies hugging the Capital Beltway. ↗

— Rachel Maddow

#architects #beautiful #been #beltway #boom