Ziad K. Abdelnour Quotes
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The debt ceiling is not what causes our problems, it's the only thing that might help solve our problems.
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There is a difference between skill and talent. Master the skill to allow the talent out.
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I believe the United States government is being systematically taken over by a revolutionary network. They call themselves Progressives, but we know they are really leftist radicals, dedicated to the demise of the free-market capitalist system. They have co-opted and bought off leaders of both the Republican and Democratic parties, established a dominant role in all three branches of government and thoroughly co-opted the mainstream media.
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After all is said and done, a life isn’t significant except for its impact on other lives.
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The problem is never the problem. The problem is your attitude about the problem. Think before you rush into action.
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I get the real moronic progressive economic plan now. The more we spend the richer we are. How brilliant... Go figure these idiots.
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I may not be the smartest fellow in the world, but I can sure pick the smartest people to do business with and size them up very fast.
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Make a list of goals for every year, tick them off & reward yourself when you achieve each one. Will give much discipline in your life.
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I do not believe in the power of brand names or in emulating any of the brand name investors out there. It is a fact that all—if not at least most—of the biggest names in American finance and industry out there today have proven after the 2008 crisis to be some of the most incompetent people there are. Starting with the untouchable Goldman Sachs, who was bailed out by over $5 billion from Warren Buffett, to AIG and Citibank, who were bailed out by the hundreds of billions of dollars from the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP), having a name and a history does not make you the brightest and the best. All it takes is one nincompoop with a huge ego or a board of directors who think they are smarter than everyone else to destroy what has taken generations to build.
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The American dream is what has kept Americans from rebelling against corporate corruption.Now that 2/3 of us know it's dead, expect anything.
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George Bernard Shaw once said: “Capitalism has destroyed our belief in any effective power but that of self interest backed by force.” When liberals make the argument that capitalism is the cause of all of our problems, they are either speaking out of abject ignorance or being totally disingenuous to protect their own political interests. We have not had true free-market capitalism in this country on any wide scale. Where we have had economic successes in this nation’s history, it has been those times when people have done something outside of the government’s involvement. Every single time the federal government has been involved, it has created chaos, waste, and corruption. The historical record is overwhelmingly one of gross incompetence.
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Why do people look to the government to fix the economy? It's mind-boggling.
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The wise never confuse information or data, however prodigious or cleverly deployed, with comprehensive knowledge or wisdom...Be wise.
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The longer you fight, the stronger you become.
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Often in life we forget the things we should remember and remember the things we should forget.
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Successful entrepreneurs figure out when to drive their ideas forward & when to listen to constructive criticism.
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A great leader has brains, vision, guts, values ... and a heart.
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The best investors are visionaries—they look beyond the present. By the same token, vision remains vision until you focus, do the work, and bring it down to earth where it will do some good.
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The government does not have a lot of answers, so the more we rely on the government, the more dependent we become, and the more we put our faith into the hands of others. I like the Chinese proverb that says you can give someone a fish or you can teach him how to fish. Enough of taking fish, it’s time to teach people how to fish, how to create their own wealth. This is my mantra.
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Women worry about the things that men forget; Men worry about the things that women remember.
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You will never solve problems unless you face them head on.
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You don’t need to come up with a game-changing solution to every problem. If you develop tunnel-vision on each and every hiccup, you will inevitably lose sight of the big picture and not be able to sustain your business. Those who think more in terms of turning a negative outcome into a positive potential have a much better chance of riding out the rough times.
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History has shown time and time again that there is no such thing as all things being equal. That is why Jefferson wrote that our inalienable rights were life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Nothing is guaranteed in life, especially happiness.
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Entrepreneurs are all unique. One way to build a business and turn it into a brand is to know who you are.