My mom enlisted in the U.S. Navy in World War II, and my parents actually bought our home thanks to the loan she got through the GI Bill. – Thomas Friedman
Ive been a critic of the antiglobalization movement, and theyve been a critic of me, but the one thing I respect about the movement is their authentic energy. These are not people who dont care about the world. – Thomas Friedman
I think we have lost our groove as a country. One of the reasons was the attack on 9/11. We got knocked off our game. From a country that always exported hope we went into the business of exporting fear. – Thomas Friedman
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