Ziad K. Abdelnour Quotes
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Never allow your wounds to transform you into someone you are not.
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Without seeking truth it is unlikely you will find success. The truth very well might set you free, but it’s not always fun. People say they want the truth, but more accurately, they want the truth that is easy to hear. They don’t want the painful truths that don’t support our decisions or force us to accept we were wrong about something. But without truth, you will never be able to course-correct. Putting the company first and your bruised feelings second is an important step in saving your start-up from failure.
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I believe Government should encourage competition, NOT prop up the weak when the going gets tough.
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As long as enough people can be frightened, then all people can be ruled. I am afraid that's how it works in a democracy.
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Myth: USDollar is money. Fact: Gold & Silver are money. USDollar is legal tender/debt brought down to low parcels for spending purposes.
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The single biggest reason why the vast majority of people go nowhere in life is because they don't or won't take risks. They take the easy way out, the path of least resistance. You don't make it big that way. Ever.
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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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Never ask a question if you can’t handle the answer.
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Hezbollah is not a mammoth force, there is only so much they can do in Syria. Iranian role more critical for the regime.
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Sometimes the hardest things in life are what make you the strongest.
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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.
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As you get older you'll understand that it's not about what you look like or what you own, it's all about the person you've become.
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Swag is not about what you want people to think about you, its already knowing what they think about you.
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Always remember...the stronger your position in life, the more enemies you're gonna have .. while friends come and go.
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Live for what you believe in ... and die for it too.
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Those who are skilled in combat do not become angry. The wise win before the fight and the ignorant fight to win.
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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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Play The Game or Get Played.
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What we think, or what we know, or what we believe in, is at the end of the day of little consequence.The only consequence is what we do.
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You may lose people you love. You may lose things you had.. but no matter what, never lose yourself.
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Nothing ever stays the same. Just because things aren't good now doesn't mean they will be that way forever....Never quit.
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Building a business is like creating a picture & striving to be picture perfect in everything you do.
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The odds will always favor the man with a plan.
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I believe "Leadership" is creating the environment for the greatness in people to emerge.