Ziad K. Abdelnour Quotes
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Building a business doesn't mean getting venture capital funding. It means finding customers and making money.
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Patience is not the ability to wait but how you act while you are waiting.
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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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If a problem can be solved by writing a check, it's not a problem, it's an expense.
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You know you’re a good leader when people follow you out of curiosity.
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Wealth comes from big goals and sustained action toward those goals every day....Never surrender.
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I am afraid the greatest prison that people live in is the fear what other people think... Grow up & lose the fear.
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Don't let someone create you, because they might just destroy you.
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When someone talks about their problems, it doesn't just mean they're complaining, it means they trust you enough to tell you.
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Great wealth is often created by the launching of great surprises, not by the launching of great enterprises.
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If you have the power to make someone feel lost without you, it's a wonderful feeling. Use it wisely.
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Forget the housing, bond or derivatives bubbles … Fraud Is the Biggest Bubble of all time.
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Live for what you believe in ... and die for it too.
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In the end, we only regret the chances we didn't take.
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The 2 greatest equalizers in life: Education and the Internet.
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The real measure of your "wealth" is how much you'd be worth if you lost all your money.
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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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Always remember ... You are not designed for everyone to like you. Get used to it.
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Everything can be taken from a man but one thing - the ability to choose one's attitude in any given set of circumstances.
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When you're rich, 'crazy' is just 'eccentric'.
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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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Figure out what you do best, and build a team second to none around that... # 1 Requirement in building first class companies.
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Don't ever confuse my personality with my attitude. My personality is who I am. My attitude always depends on who you are.
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There's no need to be perfect to inspire others. Let people get inspired by how you deal with your imperfections.