Quotes About Global

many around the world were beginning to find their voices online. The world before social media was different, as only certain voices were able to rise to the top, creating a skewed perception of what is globally tolerable. But when nearly everyone has equal access to the same platforms, the simple fact that not everyone thinks alike—and certainly not everyone shares the same values as those in the United States—becomes strikingly clear.

As a member of the Global Network Initiative, Microsoft had committed to "protect and advance user rights to freedom of expression and privacy, including when faced with government demands for censorship." Specifically, member companies were supposed to work to "avoid or minimize the impact of government restrictions on freedom of expression.

the global default" of permissible speech, defined by a narrow set of actors and replicated by less powerful ones, that has become the status quo online.

Facebook's executives speak often of the platform being a global community, but those whose names do not fit within an Anglocentric idea of what is a name are subject to punitive measures that are not experienced by other users.

Well, another market is being created now out of Internet technology.

You don't explain to the janitorial staff how your company is a part of a sinister organization with goals of global infiltration and control. You just tell them to clean the floor.

The Internet is not just one thing, it's a collection of things — of numerous communications networks that all speak the same digital language.

In view of China's growing military strength and intentions, the best way to safeguard Asia's permanent peace and prosperity is to have all Asian countries join forces with other democratic countries in the world to form a global community of democracies.

He hoped the tower would be the first to send signals—and power—wirelessly to anywhere in the world.

From 1900 to 1960, America's white population was almost unchanged at around 90%. It is now teetering around 60%. American whites are expected to reach official minority status sometime around 2040. It is estimated that in 1950, whites were around 28% of the global population. This quotient will dip below 10% by 2060.

After a lifetime of world travel I've been fascinated that those in the third world don't have the same perception of reality that we do.

America is the only country in the world in which employees work more hours per week than the Japanese.

at one time, long before our recorded history, there existed on Earth a global, highly technological civilization that fell into ruin due to natural catastrophes, war, or both.

If everyone saw himself as a citizen of the world rather than of his town, city or country, the world would be a more peaceful, better place where success in all forms is abundant and available to all.

But there's a world of difference between knowing a type and knowing a person. When you've traveled all over the planet, as I have, and communicate with people from other cultures, you come to understand that, ultimately, very few human beings conform to the stereotypes imposed upon them. And, for the most part, we all want the same things out of life.

Globalization is a policy, not an act of God

We cannot be both the world's leading champion of peace and the world's leading supplier of the weapons of war.

We cannot be both the world's leading champion of peace and the world's leading supplier of the weapons of war.

I have always liked the idea of going to print because a big part of what we are about is to disseminate knowledge throughout the world and not just to people who have broadband.

Imagine a world in which every single person on the planet is given free access to the sum of all human knowledge. That's what we're doing.

I have always viewed the mission of Wikipedia to be much bigger than just creating a killer website. We're doing that of course, and having a lot of fun doing it, but a big part of what motivates us is our larger mission to affect the world in a positive way.

I've got my Replogle globe, because you've got to keep a world view, you can't just live like you're the only person on the planet who matters

In 1970, for example, Walmart was barely a blip on anyone's radar. Today, as the world's most powerful buyer, it is the dominant force in industry after industry. In what must be one of the most honest job titles I've ever seen, the company's chief buyer is called "vice president for international purchase leverage.

My husband and I love to travel, we say we want to cover the earth before the earth covers us!