WIST Quotations

Friedman, Thomas -- “Tinted Windows,” New York Times (23 Jun 1997)

Dave — Thu, 09 Jan 2014 13:42:12 +0000

Never trust a country where the rich live behind high walls and tinted windows. That is a place that is not prospering as one country. That is a place where the rich not only say, “I don’t want you to see how I live,” but “I don’t want to see how you live.”

Thomas Friedman (b. 1953) American journalist, columnist, author
“Tinted Windows,” New York Times (23 Jun 1997)

Friedman, Thomas -- From Beirut to Jerusalem, ch. 6 (1989)

Dave — Wed, 30 Dec 2020 21:30:50 +0000

Someone who sees himself as a victim will almost never morally evaluate himself or put limits on his own actions. Why should he? He is the victim.

Thomas Friedman (b. 1953) American journalist, columnist, author
From Beirut to Jerusalem, ch. 6 (1989)
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Friedman, Thomas -- From Beirut to Jerusalem, ch. 8 (1989)

Dave — Tue, 05 Jan 2021 20:11:45 +0000

People who have never really wielded power always have illusions about how much those who have power can really do.

Thomas Friedman (b. 1953) American journalist, columnist, author
From Beirut to Jerusalem, ch. 8 (1989)
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