I wish I had known when I was in the White House what I know now about the Third World.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I don't think that people in America are really given enough information about the Third World.
We are a vibrant first-world country, but we have a humbling third-world memory.
I guess I strongly feel that we cannot pretend that the Third World is not part of our world. We cannot say 'OK, there's that problem over there, let's just close our eyes' - we cannot do that.
After a lifetime of world travel I've been fascinated that those in the third world don't have the same perception of reality that we do.
Of course, Third World leaders love you. By ascribing third world ills to First World sins, you absolve them of blame for their countries' failure to advance.
I am actually a resident of three worlds - of America, of India, and of Africa. I live in Uganda most of the year. It's extraordinary to have that worldview that is an expansive one rather than just looking at the world from where you sit.
What we ask of the developed countries is to let the Third World find a third way.
As a Third World citizen, I always feel that I need to express my point of view. Sometimes the points of view of Third World countries are never expressed. We don't have that possibility, sometimes, to spread what we feel and how we see things.
I don't consider the first-world concerns any less important than the third-world ones.
We are regarded as a Third World country with First World living conditions.