I am an American, not by accident of birth but by choice. I voted with my feet and became an American because I love this country and think it is exceptional. – Fareed Zakaria
My friends all say I’m going to be Secretary of State. But I don’t see how that would be much different from the job I have now. – Fareed Zakaria
The one show that I will continue to be a guest on is ‘The Daily Show’ with Jon Stewart, if he’ll have me. It’s not competitive with CNN and it’s too much fun. – Fareed Zakaria
If a senator calls me up and asks me what should we do in Iraq, I’m happy to talk to him. – Fareed Zakaria
What we see today is an American economy that has boomed because of policies and developments of the 1950s and ’60s: the interstate-highway system, massive funding for science and technology, a public-education system that was the envy of the world and generous immigration policies. – Fareed Zakaria
The American consumer, even today, the weight of the American consumer in the global economy is China plus India doubled. So, it’s tough to replace that. – Fareed Zakaria
The Web forces me to be disciplined and not to waste time – but before the Web was invented, there were plenty of opportunities to do that anyway. – Fareed Zakaria
When you’re failing, there’s a very powerful incentive to put ideology aside and just do what seems to work. – Fareed Zakaria
In a very weak economy, when you say ‘cut government spending,’ what you mean is you’re laying off school teachers and you’re de-funding various programs that put money into the economy. This means you have more unemployed people that then draw unemployment benefits and don’t pay taxes. – Fareed Zakaria
America’s growth historically has been fueled mostly by investment, education, productivity, innovation and immigration. The one thing that doesn’t seem to have anything to do with America’s growth rate is a brutal work schedule. – Fareed Zakaria
Conservatives used to believe in confronting hard truths, not succumbing to comforting fairy tales. Some still do. – Fareed Zakaria
The markets are much more interested in America’s long-term trajectory than they are in feeling that there is an acute short-term crisis. – Fareed Zakaria
Street protests in Saudi Arabia might warm our hearts, but they could easily lead to $250 a barrel oil and a global recession. – Fareed Zakaria
Having your fiscal house in order and having a more manageable macro-economic future is going to be very useful in creating growth. – Fareed Zakaria
If there is one lesson for U.S. foreign policy from the past 10 years, it is surely that military intervention can seem simple but is in fact a complex affair with the potential for unintended consequences. – Fareed Zakaria
What happens in the media is the cult of personality. The brands who have been forced to cut their staff have been forced to take on the brands of journalists. – Fareed Zakaria
The technological revolution at home makes it much easier for computers to do our work. – Fareed Zakaria
