Never let it be said that the world of international economics isn't exciting or adventurous. OK, I exaggerate, because not even the most imaginative mind could construe the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank to be a nail-biting barn burner.

Richard Quest

I couldn't sell water in a desert. I have no business acumen. I can tell you why you have no business acumen, and I can tell you why your project may or may not work, but I have no ability to make money.

Richard Quest

Markets don't like instability, investors shy away from uncertainty, and consumer confidence goes down in difficult times.

Richard Quest

If the ship is sinking, you need help getting off that ship.

Richard Quest

There can be no equivocation. I am Jewish.

Richard Quest

I would have become a pilot if it wasn't for my poor eyesight and the fact that I am hopeless in science.

Richard Quest

Trump was elected, in large part, to disrupt everything that the WEF represents.

Richard Quest

The reality is the three gulf carriers - Emirates, Qatar and Etihad - are forces with which to be reckoned. Strategic investments by co-operative governments have given them large fleets and huge airports. They have created a flourishing environment while established carriers languish.

Richard Quest

There comes a point in every story where you have got a reservoir of knowledge, and you are then really just adding the substantial new facts to your understanding of it. That is the easiest situation, because you can call on that reservoir, but when you get a sudden story out of nowhere, like ebola, you don't have a reservoir of knowledge.

Richard Quest

Go to The Spaniards Inn on Hampstead Heath. It's an old-fashioned pub, and from there, you can look out over the London skyline.

Richard Quest

When you travel on Christmas, for you as the traveler - whether you're in 1A or 39D - there is a mental state that you have to put yourself in: that you're traveling at the busiest time of the year, and you're going to take whatever comes your way.

Richard Quest

I did badly in high school. I don't know why, but I failed all my exams. Then I took them again.

Richard Quest

I do worry that the days of the physical paper are seriously numbered.

Richard Quest

Every year, the World Economic Forum decides on a theme for its meeting of the world's elite in Davos, Switzerland. Usually, it's highfalutin nonsense that no one understands and everyone ignores.

Richard Quest

The fact is that the rich are getting richer while the poor are being left behind. Women remain under-represented in boardrooms and under-engaged in the global workforce. Environmental change is leaving the poorest countries vulnerable. Voters are becoming more and more politically polarised and partisan.

Richard Quest

I have always loved broadcasting - as a child in Liverpool, I would wake up and listen to Morning Merseyside on BBC Radio Merseyside and wonder, 'How do they do that?'

Richard Quest

People even describe the way I speak as sounding like gurgling with broken glass. Some people can't stand me; they hate my voice.

Richard Quest

I may interrupt people or be nasty, but I am never rude. So every interview starts with a shake of a hand and ends with a shake of a hand.

Richard Quest

New Zealand's economy may be more immune... from the waves of disruption elsewhere, but I guarantee you, it's not that immune.

Richard Quest

WEF should restrict the number of passes for limos in the parking lots. They need to Keep it Simple.

Richard Quest

Whatever happens to bitcoin, other cryptocurrencies are gaining ground and more respect. Ethereum, for instance, has far more transparency.

Richard Quest