Stephen A. Schwarzman Quotes

Fundamentally, I believe that the U.S. can improve its international standing and its national security by expanding trade and strengthening its relationships with moderate Muslim countries.

Our ability to effectively engage China and the Arab world rests on shared economic and political interests and mutual understanding.

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.

I have long witnessed the enormous contribution Britain makes around the world, with our impact through multilateral as well as through our bilateral engagement.

We don't want an America that is closed to the world. What we want is a world that is open to America.

We want to assist China's soft power; we want to develop a vibrant young cinema in China. The average American has no understanding whatsoever of China. We'd like to create a young generation to tell their stories on a world stage. We can make history as well as make money.

In most recent times, as the West started being hostile to us, we deliberately declared a Look East policy.

Any nation that refuses to hold intercourse with other nations must expect to be excluded from this family.

I remember being in China and realising how irrelevant not even Britain is, but also Europe. We're just another remote country that hardly impinges on some places at all.

We desire an expansion of relations with regional states and the establishment of extensive public contacts.

We are living in a different world now. You can see it everywhere in international relations: It was noteworthy that, after his visit to Washington, the Chinese president's next stop was Saudi Arabia.

The United States has got to adopt a policy of befriending and creating allies around the world.

Whether people like it or not, China is incredibly important to the future of mankind. For me, this is something that we all need to have intelligent discussions about in America, in Britain, in Europe.

I find this in all these places I've been travelling - from India to China, to Japan and Europe and to Brazil - there is a frustration with the terms of public discourse, with a kind of absence of discussion of questions of justice and ethics and of values.

Singapore is an international city, and it would be a grave mistake to close our doors.

I am honored to serve on the Board of Visitors for Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service. Being the first board member from Latin America, I hope to provide insight into the economical, social and political issues facing the region, and continue to grow and strengthen this prestigious institution.

We live in a global village. No country can live in isolation of others like Robinson Crusoe.

I think the implications for the rise of China are huge in terms of the political landscape, economic balance, de-velopment thinking, and the environment.

A globalized world is by now a familiar fact of life. Building walls or moats may sound appealing, but the future belongs to those who tend to their people and then boldly engage the rest of the world, near and far.

By and large the United States has been able to resist the temptation to close its doors to the world.

Britain is characterized not just by its independence but, above all, by its openness.

There's a policy now of opening the doors to the outside world.

I don't believe that economic and cultural interaction automatically brings greater peace and understanding, although it may help in that regard.

In this century, the 21st century, the U.S. recognizes our prosperity and our security depends even more on the Asia-Pacific region.

The world is a place that is so interconnected that what happens in another part of the world will impact us.