"When we were young, the textbooks told us that China fed 22% of the world's population with just 7% of the world's arable land, but here's what they didn't tell us -- that this 22% of the world's population feeds 60% of the world's public servants; that this 22% of the world's population has only been given 3% of the world's education budget; that this 22% of the world's population has 97% of its wealth concentrated in the hands of the 1%; that this 22% of the world's population has been consuming 90% of the world's toxic food, paying the world's highest taxes and doing the most dirty and tiring work." more ›

"I look at the DaVinci case and I'm reminded of something that happened over a decade ago. At that time, we were often extorted by the media. They'd often say to us: The negative reports we have prepared for you have all been typeset and are ready for print. Bring your ad dollars in exchange for them. We were miserable. Eventually we published two books in which we detailed all our mistakes, customer complaints and criticisms from other industry insiders -- and the extorting journalists stopped appearing." more ›

"There are two nations on the world stage and they will be as far as the eye can see into the 21st century -- the United States and China, whether it is economics and trade, or whether it is military security or regional security... The region and the world will rely on them... That is something I bring to the table that no other candidate has at all." more ›

"Pudong is the capital of Chinese exceptionalism. On almost every corner you can see the work of economic tools that Western politicians might dream of these days, tools that have allowed China to snatch success from error over and over in the past 30 plus years of reform." more ›

"Ai Weiwei and I are very good friends. And we have this ongoing, joking discussion about China. It goes more or less like this: he would say, 'Oh man, you are so naïve, you think China is this, and this, and this.' And then I would say, 'But China is really great, blah blah.' I would exaggerate my admiration for China a little bit to oppose him. He is a very, very angry man, very angry in China. They have done things to him, and he cannot forgive. I'm a foreigner, I'm an outsider, I see things more with rose-colored glasses. But he doesn't see a great future for China. So even my argument 'at least you have a great future' doesn't work with him. more ›

"Suppose a man tells you night and day that he loves you, yet disappears the moment you mention marriage, and then goes on to keep borrowing money from you. That just really means he's not that into you. For each day that he can continue fucking you, he will fuck you. And if you get pregnant, he'll be gone immediately. Suppose a government goes on and on about how much they want to fight corruption and love the people, yet disappears the moment you talk about justice and transparency, and then goes on to raise the taxes and prices of everything under the sun. That just really means they're playing with you. For each day that they can continue fucking you, they will fuck you." more ›