Where Wise Men Fear to Trade

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No nation was ever ruined by trade. – Benjamin Franklin

Fools rush in where wise men fear to trade. – Peter Drucker

Interdependence re-creates the world in the image of a global village. – Marshall McLuhan

The Chinese use two brush strokes to write the word “crisis.” One brush stroke stands for danger; the other for opportunity. In a crisis, beward of danger – but recognize the opportunity. – Richard M. Nixon

Nachman’s Rule: when it comes to foreign food the less authentic the better. – Gerald Nachman

Mass transport is doomed to failure in North America because a person’s car is the only place where he can be alone and think. – Marshall McLuhan

The dollar has become like a hydrant at an international convention for dogs. – Eliot Janeway