Michael Seibel Quotes

The global community has become irreversibly interdependent, with the constant movement of people, ideas, goods and resources.

Through the Young Men's Christian Association and principally in Australia and North America, as well as in South America, I came into contact with families of these countries.

I know somebody in every culture.

The ability to mingle with so many countries and cultures is extremely valuable for men and women.

We feel no isolation. But, having said that, I want to emphasise in particular that we do not want to go to extremes and abandon the European and American directions in our foreign economic cooperation.

So when they come around and say they want to do our stuff in America, it's compliment really.

One of the roles of a U.S. ambassador - anywhere in the world - is to promote bilateral trade and investment.

China is a company of contradictions. Nothing is what it appears to be. We have to be extremely respectful when we go overseas.

American audiences very rarely deal with material outside their borders.

Every country is going to have to face up to globalisation, but Scotland has got a unique capacity because of its history as part of a multinational state to help us deal with that problem.

The world is getting so small. Young people are mobile; they want to travel around the world. When you travel around the world, you exchange culture, you want to make friends, you want to exchange things.

The more I come to know about the outside world's perception of China, the more I feel there are all sorts of misunderstandings, and to a certain extent, people do not get the full picture from the media. A lot of foreigners have few opportunities to visit China, and a lot of Chinese people do not have the chance to go to Europe or to the West.

For seven years, I had a business relationship in Milan, Milano. Dealing with Italians, just, let me tell you... Are we the same? Good lord, no! That's why Europe's fun - it's fun because it's different. A political project that seeks to make it all the same - it's ghastly.

Shoji Ito was an Indophile like no other Japanese economist I have known. During the 1990s, he would frequently visit India to keep pace with the changes in the economy. We would always meet and have long conversations about India, Japan, and the world. Unfortunately, Ito-san died early.

To manage another country? No, I wouldn't. That's not something I would consider.

We live in an ever-changing global pop culture community.

It's important that we have a global perspective and look abroad and learn from our neighbors.

Our diaspora has an important role in building bridges between India and the world.

Even the alleged benefits of war, so far as more than alleged, spring from the fact that conflict of peoples at least enforces intercourse between them and thus accidentally enables them to learn from one another, and thereby to expand their horizons. Travel, economic and commercial tendencies, have at present gone far to break down external barriers; to bring peoples and classes into closer and more perceptible connection with one another.

The spirit of seeking understanding through personal contact with people of other nations and other cultures deserves the respect and support of all.

There's a cultural difference between India and the rest of the world.

I grew up surrounded by all types of cultures - French, Indian, Arabic - a melting pot of cultures, sounds, foods, people, and religions. It opened my eyes early, and I'm grateful for that. It's not about success in one area; it's about exploring the world musically and spending time in those places whenever you can.

Constantly referring to past wrongdoings can become a substitute for developing a deeper analysis of today's foreign-policy challenges, of understanding what is new and different.

The relationship between Canada and the United States serves as a model for the world. Our shared values, deep cultural ties, and strong integrated economies will continue to provide the basis for advancing our strong and prosperous partnership.

The Great Convergence: Asia, the West and the Logic of One World.