“We cannot continue to have an excellence gap with the rest of the world and intend to remain the [economic superpower] and [military superpower] of the planet. That's just not going to happen. We're in a position where unless we take action, we'll end up being the [France] of the 21st century: a lot of talk, but not a lot of strength behind it in terms of economic capability.” WorldEndsHappensActionTermBehindsEconomicCenturyMilitaryPositionPlanetsExcellenceFranceGapsCapability21st CenturySuperpower Author:Mitt Romney
“I believe that the 21st century economy is an economy of people, not of factories. The intellectual factor has become increasingly important in the economy, which is why we are planning to focus on providing additional opportunities for people to realise their potential.” PeopleThinkingOpportunityResponsibilityHistoryPowerEconomyPlansEconomicCenturyHonestyDevelopmentCreatingIntellectualAspectEconomicsDebtSocialismRealisingFactories21st CenturyTaxationEconomic Development Author:Vladimir Putin
“With knowledge now the key raw material for creating all economic wealth, the new power struggles will reach deep into our minds and our personal lives. That's why we believe the only empire that will survive in the 21st century will be the empire you build within your own mind.” MindBelieveWealthStruggleEconomicCenturyMaterialsKeysCreatingEmpires21st CenturyPersonal LifeRaw MaterialsPower Struggle Author:Denis Waitley
“I think the immigration system we have now is terrible for the United States of America. We have a legal immigration system that does not work. It does not reflect the economic needs of this country in the 21st century. It needs to be modernized.” ThinkingNeedsDoeCountryStatesAmericaUnitedUnited StatesEconomicCenturyTerribleImmigrationWorking ItUnited States Of America21st CenturyLegal Immigration Author:Marco Rubio
“Our future begins on January 1 1999. The euro is Europe's key to the 21st century. The era of solo national fiscal and economic policy is over.” EconomicCenturyPolicyKeysEuropeErasOur FutureSolo21st CenturyEuropean UnionJanuaryEuroEconomic PolicyJanuary 1 Author:Gerhard Schroder
“The largest mistake would be to start to move away from petroleum, a proven and economic energy source, to more speculative and expensive sources...The world will eventually leave the age of oil, but there is no geologic reason for this to happen until near the end of the 21st century.” WorldEndsReasonHappensWould BeAgeMovingEnergyMistakeEconomicCenturySourceOilExpensiveProven21st CenturyEnergy SourcesPetroleum Author:David Deming
“I always wanted to write a book about LA, a big ambitious book. Nobody had ever really done it with LA- treating the city seriously as a major economic and cultural power, as the embodiment of 21st century America.” WritingBookDoneBigsWantedAmericaCitiesEconomicCenturyMajorsAmbitious21st CenturyEmbodiment Author:James Frey
“I think our initiative with respect to education and economic development can work in Saudi Arabia and it is up to the Saudis to decide how they wish to transform their society in order to make it prepared for the challenges of the 21st century.” ThinkingOrderWishChallengesEconomicCenturyDevelopmentPreparedInitiative21st CenturyArabiaSaudi ArabiaSaudisEconomic Development Author:Colin Powell