Richard Quest

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

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

Limos are fine for prime ministers or presidents who need the security, but there's no need for CEOs or executives to have one as a status symbol.

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

The big story of the day is always going to be driven by what's happened and by the facts and the events.

People always want to get behind the image on the screen, and I'm not sure there is one. I don't put on an act.

I was fascinated by the fact that in Osaka, we saw people using their cell phones to pay for small goods.

New Zealand obviously is fully integrated into the global economy.

I believe you leave opinions and views with your hat and coat at the door.

I was terrified about people knowing I was gay. I'd cringe inside at the idea that they'd be talking behind my back.

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

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

I hope I'm wrong, but I think the victory of the screen is going to win out. It raises the fundamental question: is the quality of reading and comprehension as good when you read it on a screen as when you read it on a physical paper?

Whenever there's a big story with vast potential to get social media content and find out what's happening, your first object is to prod into that and then test it to see whether it's valid. If you don't do the second part, you're basically a bilge pump.

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.

Go to the Savoy for a classic British tea and to see what a $350 million renovation can do for a hotel.

Buy one pair of knickers or underpants from Marks & Spencer. Then you'll truly be like a Brit!

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.

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.

What happens in Davos stays in Davos.

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.