Quotes about "Cultural Intelligence"

Obama's pop-cultural focus may seem demeaning to the office of the presidency. It may be mockable. But it is also tremendously effective. ”

Historically, defense spending cuts have preceded increased international turmoil as America's global enemies sense a failure of will. ”

President Obama has created the image of an America under President Bush that routinely violated international law. ”

There's this constant narrative of anxieties: Is the U.S. in decline? Is China rising? People forget... no other country is trying to play the role we play. They're not signing up to be responsible for security in the Middle East, responsible for the global economy, responsible for enforcing international norms. ”

You meet every different kind of possible person from different ethnic and cultural background, and after you while, you realise it's all just people, isn't it? ”

That was one of the amazing things about Doctor Who. Considering it is such an enormous charabanc, a centerpiece of international TV, it feels incredibly small when you are actually involved in it. It is very intimate, very small; it feels like a few people messing about with a camera. ”

We're not writing songs to solve a cultural problem. The goal for us is to express what we're going through, and it's great if people find commonality in that. ”

We've reached a point where people are actually afraid to talk about what they want to say, because somebody might be offended. We've got to get over this sensitivity and it keeps people from saying what they really believe. ”

The Clinton Foundation has been able to help millions of people - over 10 million with HIV/AIDS alone - saved countless lives. It's extremely important to global health. They've done some really great things. ”

Given the extent of the exposures of major banks around the world to A.I.G., and in light of the extreme fragility of the system, there was a significant risk that A.I.G.'s failure could have sparked a global banking panic. ”