Quotes About Globalization

There have always been small anti-Korea movements, and I think it's all due to cultural differences.

Isolated decisions, however well-founded they might seem to the individual, and national go-it-alone moves must belong to the past. They should not be the 21st-century method of choice, particularly because the consequences of the European community's actions must often be carried collectively.

The big French movie distributors are the Trojan horse of the American cinema.

In the 21st century, government efforts should focus on 'multiculturalism', including the diversity of languages.

Tagore almost invented the term multiculturalism. It's good to see it taking form.

The American multinational companies made millions and millions of dollars from globalization.

Every country is going to have to face up to globalisation, but Scotland has got a unique capacity because of its history as part of a multinational state to help us deal with that problem.

Multinational brands, especially those with successful legacies, often struggle in emerging countries.

Because of my politics, I don't necessarily think that the independent capitalist is that much better than the multinational capitalist; it's just that the independent capitalist hasn't grown as big yet.

London is a liberal city, in all senses of the word. It is a city built on the idea that the multitude of cultures that inhabit it are a benefit, not a curse, where communities from all over the globe live and work side by side, enriching each other's experiences.

I look at American movies, the big muscles, and try to apply that to Chinese film-making.

One of the good things about globalization is it has created a single international music community, and I feel very much part of it.

I enjoy seeing other Indian musicians - old and young - coming to Europe and America and having some success. I'm happy to have contributed to that.

The connection between someone in Leeds and a comedian in Los Angeles would probably never happen if it weren't for MySpace, so it enables friendship and connection far more than it limits it.

NAFTA has been a great success for the three countries involved.

It certainly was difficult to sell NAFTA because it's always difficult to sell open markets.

Mexico is much bigger than NAFTA.

I think a lot of scapegoating has been done on NAFTA. The reality is, a lot of the jobs have been lost mostly to technology. And that is something that happens well beyond the reach of NAFTA or any other trade agreement.

My grandfather was the architect behind NAFTA, and that has created so much economic opportunity, not only in our country, but in Latin America.

I'll just say that America - us included - has a long way to go to catch up with the animated work being done in a handful of countries, namely Japan.

The Internet knows no national borders.

I don't think nationalism is alone holding the field; it's in contention with a lot of different things.

Increasingly, corporate nationality is whatever a corporation decides it is.

Because of the Internet, chess is not about your nationality or your background. Anyone can get good now.