Ziad K. Abdelnour Quotes
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I have come to the conclusion that some people come in your life as blessings, others come in your life as lessons.
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If you’re going to do something, do something that matters. Don't waste your time doing stupid things with even bigger losers going nowhere.
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If everybody followed the rules, nothing would ever change. Without change there would be no progress.
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If you make a mistake, don’t spend precious time and energy trying to deny it or point the finger at someone else. Be a leader and own it, then spend your time and energy fixing the problem. As I’ve already noted, start-ups often fail because founders want to be seen as the smartest person in the room, which means not being wrong. Making a mistake is going to happen. None of us is perfect. But the difference between success and failure is how you handle that mistake.
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Almost 1/2 the world’s wealth ($110 trillion) is owned by just 1% of ts population.
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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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The most dangerous poison is the feeling of achievement. The antidote is to everyday think what can be done better tomorrow. Stay hungry.
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Always continue the climb. It is possible for you to do whatever you choose, if you first get to know who you are.
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My Only Boss is Money.
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Why spend your life trying to fit in, when you are born to stand out?
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The question of the right to privacy must be one of the defining issues of our time.
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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.
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Life doesn't get easier, you just get stronger.
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We are on the edge of economic collapse unless we wake up and forcibly take back control of our government and economy. Over the past 100 years, the game has been rigged, slowly and piecemeal at first, always in the name of serving the greater good, preventing the next bubble or providing greater transparency and security. It is as if the American people are suffering from battered spouse syndrome; the politicians, the greedy bankers, and the Fed all lie to us while they steal our wealth and our liberty. Every time we call them on it, they promise to never do it again if we’ll just give them one more chance. So we let it slide and then act shocked when they do it to us again. Maybe we should have our collective head examined.
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Dream big, but stay humble.
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Some causes are worth fighting for, some are worth dying for.
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This Syrian circus/crisis we are going through is hilarious... It’s like watching some thug killing another person and asking him for his bullets but releasing him free.
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I believe the more personally removed people are from a major financial event, the less it is to affect their appetite for risk.
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Learn to appreciate what you have, before time makes you appreciate what you had.
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NEVER accept "conventional wisdom" when it comes to finance. If others keep failing, why do you want to follow them?
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I believe the lion’s share of the history of the 21st century is going to play out in the Asian Pacific region not the US.
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FINAO. My word for my companies. Failure Is Not An Option.
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Markets go up. Markets go down. We always make money.... Get used to it.
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You can take what life gives you or you can take what you want from life. Your choice.