“I always was fascinated with China, because I was born in Europe, and for us, China had this fascination and mystery. The first time I came here was in 1989. They were on bicycles, and the speed of the growth has been incredible.” FirstsHas BeensGrowthBornMysteryFirst TimeEuropeIncrediblesChinaSpeedFascinatedFascinationBicycle Author:Diane von Furstenberg
“We have spoken on many occasions of the need to achieve high economic growth as an absolute priority for our country. The annual address for 2003 set for the first time the goal of doubling gross domestic product within a decade.” NeedsFirstsCountryGoalGrowthEconomicAchieveProductsFirst TimeAbsolutesDecadesPrioritiesOur CountryOccasionsAddressesGrossEconomic GrowthAnnualsGross Domestic Product Author:Vladimir Putin
“If you want to lift a hundred pounds, you don't expect to succeed the first time. You start with a lighter weight and work up little by little. You actually fail to life a hundred pounds, every day, until the day you succeed. But it is in the days when you are exerting yourself that the growth is occurring.” IfsWantFirstsLittlesGrowthFailingSucceedHundredFirst TimeWeightLiftsPoundsLighters Author:Norman Doidge
“Every single human being is creative and maximizing that creativity is critical to happiness and economic growth. Economic growth is driven by creativity, so if we want to increase it, we have to tap into the creativity of everyone. That's what makes me optimistic. For the first time in human history, the basic logic of our economy dictates that further economic development requires the further development and use of human creative capabilities. The great challenge of our time is to find ways to tap into every human's creativity.” GrowthChallengesCreativityEconomyCreativeEconomicFirst TimeLogicDrivenOptimisticCapabilityEconomic GrowthEconomic Development Author:Richard Florida