“Nobody messes with China, nobody messes with the United States, or wit...” — Mo Ibrahim Quote

Nobody messes with China, nobody messes with the United States, or with Europe, because these are really big entities with a lot of clout and a lot of economic power. They have a place at the table.

Electoral turnout is falling among the young, and political apathy is on the rise.

I need to be free, to speak the unspeakable. You can't do that in office.

Societies are not sustainable without institutions.

The Security Council represents the situation from 1945 - you had the Allies who won the war who occupied that. The defeated guys - the Germans and Japan - were out. The occupied countries had no voice. That was fine in '45, but today, Germany rules Europe, frankly. They are driving Europe but have no voice.

Probably in 2035 we will pass that mantle on to China. It will be the biggest economy in the world, and it will go way past us and way past India. Given the growth, the size, the opportunities, I don't think there's any other place in the world that can match it.

I'm just a purist. What is important in my life is that I can do something that can influence many people and influence China's development. When I am myself, I am relaxed and happy and have a good result.

Our failure to properly deal with Germany and Japan early cost the world dearly later on. We dare not make the same mistake with China.

It's hard to be a good philanthropist in China.