“When I was a kid in junior high, I had an assignment to discuss how to...” — Chrystia Freeland Quote

“When I was a kid in junior high, I had an assignment to discuss how to rescue poor people in India. I remember my teacher at the time considered it an impossible problem. Now, we're not talking that way anymore. We're sure not talking about that for China. They're rescuing themselves thanks to globalization.”

“Companies and capital operate internationally, often beyond the economic reach of any particular nation-state. People are pretty global, too, living lives that freely cross national borders.”

“If you are giving a graduate course you don't try to impress the students with oratory, you try to challenge them, get them to question you.”

“I think experience is the biggest teacher.”

“When people learn that I'm a qualified primary school teacher, I'm often met with surprise and a list of questions, including, 'How do the children react? How do you do it?' Children are some of the most open and inclusive individuals. It's often us adults who have difficulties in accepting difference.”