Ziad K. Abdelnour Quotes
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I believe if we let go of Assad now, we might as well forget the whole region.
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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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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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There is a difference between skill and talent. Master the skill to allow the talent out.
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Would the child you were yesterday admire the person you are today? If not, adjust for desired results.
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Humility is the flipside of pride. It doesn’t mean suddenly being selfless; it means realizing that others might have a better answer than you or a better solution. It means accepting you might not always be the smartest person in the room. Being confident and humble are not mutually exclusive. Embracing humility will help give you an open mind and a clearer vision of how to beat the odds and make your start-up a success.
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The longer you fight, the stronger you become.
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I only love when money makes a difference and not makes you different.
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Life is not something that "has" meaning. It's something we give meaning to. You don't "end up" with a meaningful life, you create it.
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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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Unless you're involved in the system of coercive force, with money alone you don't get power.
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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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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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The Key point in making money is, you can tell some big shot where to go.
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Work hard in silence, let your success be your noise.
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How can wealth persuade poverty to use its political freedom to keep wealth in power? Here lies the whole art of Conservative politics.
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Assad's failure to meet deadline on destroying chemical weapons is just the latest example of Obama's failed Syria policy.
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Most leadership writing today advises us on how to prosper within the system. I believe real leadership is about transforming the system.
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Why do people look to the government to fix the economy? It's mind-boggling.
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For Lebanon to have any future, gotta adopt a resolute policy v/s terrorism. Whoever plots against the land should bear the consequences.
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Women worry about the things that men forget; Men worry about the things that women remember.
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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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Power lasts ten years; influence not more than a hundred.
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I find it insane to say, "Work hard," when the harder you work, the more you pay in taxes... Crazy.