Ziad K. Abdelnour Quotes
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Happiness is not determined by what's happening around you, but rather what's happening inside you.
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A major reason so many start-ups fail is the flawed assumption that if the product is good enough, consumers will find it, the Field of Dreams philosophy of Build it and they will come. Except a lot of times, they don’t. Founders can be overly optimistic when it comes to acquiring customers instead of better preparing for what is usually a time consuming and expensive aspect of growing a business.
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Never blame anyone in life. The good people give you happiness. The worst people give you a lesson. The best people give you memories.
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Worry is a down payment on a problem you may never have. It doesn't empty tomorrow of its sorrow, just empties today of its strength.
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Being happy isn't necessarily about getting there, it's how you get there.
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How you gather, manage and use intel in life determines whether you win or lose. That's the # 1 rule for the mavericks in business.
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Never worry about what you can't control...Focus on what you can.
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I only love when money makes a difference and not makes you different.
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I believe Government should encourage competition, NOT prop up the weak when the going gets tough.
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Never let anyone define who you are.
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To be the best you must be able to handle the worst.
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Unless you're involved in the system of coercive force, with money alone you don't get power.
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The recession, which started in 2007, is ongoing. The underlying fundamental causes of the meltdown have not been addressed. Banks are still not lending. Companies are still not hiring. Congress has still not seriously addressed the growing debt. Neither has Congress checked its own out-of-control spending. The much lauded reforms installed by Frank-Dodd are nothing more than another expansion of federal government control over the engines of wealth creation.
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If wealth is your hope for independence you will never have it. The only real security that a man will have in this world is a reserve of knowledge, experience, and ability.
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Sometimes the hardest things in life are what make you the strongest.
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I find it insane to say, "Work hard," when the harder you work, the more you pay in taxes... Crazy.
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We are today engaged in a war. It is an economic war over our sovereignty as human beings with inalienable rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. The “pursuit of happiness” means the right to create wealth through our labor and to enjoy the fruits thereof. The battle now is over who has the moral, the ethical, and the legal right to the fruits of our labor. Are we to be free, or are we to be slaves? Just whose money is it anyway?
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You determine how far you go in life, nobody else.
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I believe Innovation is more likely to emerge from a culture of encouragement.
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Everyone you meet comes with baggage, find someone who cares enough to help you unpack.
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I believe if you don't keep constantly pushing the envelope and outgrowing yourself you're going to get real old sooner than you think.
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Always remember... How you handle obstacles will always be a key factor in determining your ability to achieve success.
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Live for what you believe in ... and die for it too.
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Today we tend to focus on the unemployment rate being low. But just creating jobs isn’t the point. Many of the jobs people have today don’t even pay a living wage. Our focus needs to be on creating wealth, not just jobs or earning a wage.