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The great challenge of this century is to absorb the ten forces that flattened the world into our societies and our minds, and then act upon them.

Thomas L. Friedman – The World is Flat: A Brief History of the 21st Century

Never before in the history of the world has so much power been in the hands of so many people to design, shape, or destroy their own futures.

Thomas L. Friedman – The World is Flat: A Brief History of the 21st Century

We are now in the era of ‘whatever you are good at, you should be able to take global.’

Thomas L. Friedman – The World is Flat: A Brief History of the 21st Century

Flattening processes are not just bringing down the walls around countries but also the walls within countries.

Thomas L. Friedman – The World is Flat: A Brief History of the 21st Century

The Internet has become the global platform for integration, allowing people to collaborate and compete everywhere and anywhere.

Thomas L. Friedman – The World is Flat: A Brief History of the 21st Century

The quiet crisis is the steady erosion of America’s scientific and engineering base relative to the rest of the world.

Thomas L. Friedman – The World is Flat: A Brief History of the 21st Century

One of the unintended consequences of the Internet is that everyone has a better idea of what everyone else is doing.

Thomas L. Friedman – The World is Flat: A Brief History of the 21st Century