Alfred Thayer Mahan Quotes

The reality is that nearly 80 percent of the world's purchasing power lies outside the United States, and if we don't tap those markets, others will.

It's good for America when the rest of the world grows, because you can sell more to the rest of the world.

China's development benefits other countries.

Growth at home depends on growth abroad.

Wealthy nations cannot grow richer unless they have customers beyond their border.

China became an economic power with few equals. By 2010 China gad overtaken Japan as the world’s second largest economy in terms of GDP, China’s transformation consistently drew one ideas beyond it shores.

America wins when we trade and export and import.

When our economy grows, it is good for the world. When the world economy grows, it is good for the United States.

As we work to promote greater economic opportunity for the American people, we must always remember that the American economy is deeply integrated with the global economy. That brings challenges but even greater opportunities.

We all have to think about the emerging markets.

Opening markets abroad through trade agreements is especially important for American small businesses and manufacturers to enhance growth and job creation.

If the Chinese economy can be opened so that currencies are convertible, Chinese tourists can take money and go see the world. Chinese businessmen can go and buy property in the U.S. and France and every place. All of a sudden, it's just going to be a blossoming global economy. I think it's going to be good for everybody.

More and more people realize the importance of economic growth, near-term and long-term in the U.S., and the competitiveness with other countries around the world.

It's important to focus on how we can strengthen international trade.

I think it is absolutely central to our economic plan as a country not only that we put our own house in order but that we better connect ourselves with other parts of the world, particularly the faster growing parts of the world.

There'll be a growing disparity between economics and politics. An economy that grows so rapidly is intractably global. On the other hand, the current political system is intractably national. So there is a growing dichotomy between a global economy and locally based politics.

The rest of the world is growing so quickly, they'll be looking for anything to buy.

Take a look at NAFTA, one of the worst deals ever made by any country having to do with economic development. It's economic un development as far as America is concerned.

The globalized nature of production and innovation means that the benefits don't necessarily stay in the country where the investments are made.

Britain has always been at its most successful when it's a trading nation.

I believe in removing barriers in international trade. Part of the reason is that this creates huge markets for all of our products.

The growing collaboration between Punjab and Chinese companies is a source of extension in economic cooperation between Pakistan and China.

While U.S. investments in India are growing, we also need Indian investments in America.

The world economy is growing so fast.

Exporting firms are more productive and pay higher wages than their domestically focused counterparts, especially in places like Sub-Saharan Africa. If firms manage to thrive in world markets, they tend to increase their productivity even more.