Ziad K. Abdelnour Quotes
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We’ve been so afraid; so hell bent on destroying enemies; both foreign and domestic, we’ve hurt ourselves and our democracy. Time to wake up.
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Live for what you believe in ... and die for it too.
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Trade and wealth creation is not all upside. It is failure, too. Failure is a necessary component to growth and success. Babe Ruth struck out 1,330 times but also hit 714 home runs. We need to let failing entities fail. Only then will successful people turn these enterprises back into wealth-creating vehicles again. “Too big to fail” is a concept that perpetuates failure and saps vitality from the rest of the wealth creators to do so.
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Never let yourself be pushed around--but treat the good people great.
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Getting to the future is always held up by those trying to protect the past.
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I believe "Leadership" is creating the environment for the greatness in people to emerge.
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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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The 2 greatest equalizers in life: Education and the Internet.
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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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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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When you want something you've never had, you have to do something you've never done.
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Some people get rich studying artificial intelligence. I make money studying natural stupidity.
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I wish politicians the world over would stop claiming credit for economic growth that happens despite them, not because of them. Grow up...
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The odds will always favor the man with a plan.
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Funny how the U.S. sends in the military to fight “terrorists” in any country which has resources we want....
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If it’s freedom you seek, then wish nothing and shun nothing that depends on others, or you will always be a helpless slave.
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To create real wealth you must abandon your limited thinking, eliminate boundaries, and stop defining the outcome. Most importantly it means not letting people motivated by jealousy, greed, and envy dictate what your limitations are. You have to take risks in life. Your actions are what count.
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I am not a killer. I just win - Thoroughly - After all, winning isn't everything but wanting to win is.
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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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Play The Game or Get Played.
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Society is going to judge you no matter what you do.
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I only love when money makes a difference and not makes you different.
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Risk is what you control and fortune is really all about risk. Bottom Line: Fortune comes from big money bets on very low probability events.
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There isn’t anything noble about being superior to another person. True nobility is in being superior to the person you once were.