Bill Gates Quotes

Africa is where commodities are found, so it is vital that Glencore and other miners are there to develop those resources, helping Africa itself to grow at the same time.

Australia is a resource-rich nation. We have been good at exploiting our minerals base and agricultural sector for exports.

Even before the discovery of copper South Australia had turned the corner.

Arizona, our beautiful state, was built on mining.

I have very large ideas about the mineral wealth of the nation. I believe it practically inexhaustible.

Africa's mineral wealth is great; we should co-operate in its development.

Gold and iron at the present day, as in ancient times, are the rulers of the world; and the great events in the world of mineral art are not the discovery of new substances, but of new and rich localities of old ones.

Shaping the future is what drives me. Since I left politics, I'm very much interested in emerging markets.

President Obama and I recognize the importance of strong economic engagement for the continued growth of both the Philippines and the United States.

Certainly, Africa accounts for only l % of world trade, and we cannot assure our development on our own.

China is a BRIC country. BRIC country means Brazil, Russia, India and China. This emerging economy really is helping the revival of the world economy.

The global realignment is accelerating the migration of growth and wealth dynamics from the industrial world to the larger emerging economies.

The federal government's role is to establish a process whereby industry can pitch a project, and Canadians can be reassured that this project is worth the risk. That's at the heart of governments granting permits and communities granting permission. People understand we do need economic growth. We do need natural resource projects.

Booming cities, and the provinces and states in which they are located, are driving forces in economic growth today. Consequently, they constitute the new frontier in America's international economic policy.

Romania is still very much underutilizing its natural and human potential.

The United States is going to be a rich country, it is going to be prosperous, but it is not going to be able to take the lead in the next phase of global economic development.

And now, of course this is another thing I didn't count on, that now as the governor of the state of California, I am selling California worldwide. You see that? Selling.

China should be another United States from an economic standpoint. Beijing should be another Silicon Valley.

The Philippines has vast minerals that are still untapped. It has one of the world's largest deposits of gold, nickel, copper and chromite. Through responsible mining, we intend to generate more revenues from the extraction of these resources.

Globalization and free trade do spur economic growth, and they lead to lower prices on many goods.

The resources of our continent attract, more than ever, the interests of rich countries.

Arizona, our beautiful state, was built on mining. Copper is huge here, and now uranium. And then we have the federal government coming in, writing all these rules and regulations and telling us that we can't do this and we can't do that. We need concise, clear answers.

Nonetheless, the developing countries must be able to reap the benefits of international trade.

A nation’s success in the global economy is not determined by the quantity of its natural resources, but by the quality of its human resources.

The key to our economic prosperity depends on increasing our contacts with Asian traders.