Esther Dyson Quotes

Sometimes I say in France: Europe is no more the center of the world - and the United States, neither. We have other key players on the international stage: China, of course; but also Brazil, India and South Africa. And their influence is very, very strong.

As we realize that more and more things have global impact, I think we're going to get people increasingly wanting to get away from a purely national interest.

Much of the history of the 21st century, for good or ill, will be written in Asia.

It is likely that America will be more important during the next century or two, but after that it may well be the turn of China.

The U. S. is not the Boss, not the Boss any longer.

The day of small nations has long passed away. The day of Empires has come.

The current global landscape is quite different from the not-too-distant past. The process of globalization has intensified, and the world is moving towards new forms of governance.

The USSR has emerged from the war in the role of one of most authoritative powers in world. It is now impossible to solve serious questions of international relations without participation of USSR.

Americans tend to see U.S. primacy as beneficial to both their country and the rest of the world.

Globalization is blurring the distinction between foreign affairs and domestic politics.

If the whole of the 20th century has taught us anything, it has taught us that borders must be respected.

It’s not a dictatorship in the United States. But it is dictatorial to the rest of the world. Who’s going to say no?

We have to really get used to the fact that there is more than one center in the world politics, that the unipolar world never succeeded, that there are more growing, emerging, economic, financial powers…

The United States is necessary for the solution to many problems in the world today. However, we are no longer sufficient..

China is a global actor without (yet) being a true global power.

In many ways, America is on the receiving end of a pendulum that has been swung with great force, and for a long time, outward into the world. The impact is a wake-up call on every level.

France has always succeeded because it is part of the world.

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

Well, I think the United States first of all has to recognize the world for what it is.

In an era of billion-person countries and trillion-pound economies, we need to find ways to amplify our voice. We are most likely to be heard when the Chinese negotiate with a £10 trillion E.U., not a £1.5 trillion Britain.

The uniqueness of the United States in human history is the United States is the first global power in human history which emerged far away from Africa or Asia, which is the main land of human history.

In America, there's a failure to appreciate Europe's leading role in the world.

The Conservatives must realise that being sceptical is different from being phobic in what is an interdependent world.

Our alliances should be understood as a means to expand our influence, not as a constraint on our power. The expansion of democracy and freedom in the world should be a shared interest and value with all nations.

China has no desire to replace Western imperialism in Asia with an Oriental imperialism or isolationism of its own or anyone else.