Ziad K. Abdelnour Quotes
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Don't be scared to be intelligent. Knowledge is sexy and powerful.
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I believe if you're not a very curious person by nature, its unlikely you'll become rich at all or make it to the top. Smart is curious.
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The real world doesn’t reward perfectionists. It rewards people who get things done.
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The secret to making money isn't working at a high-paying job, it’s finding creative solutions to people’s problems.
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If you want to raise your standard of living, raise your standard of giving.
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Haters are sometimes people who can't understand why everybody loves you.
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Never put a limit on anything. The more you dream, the farther you get.
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To be real successful, you must decide exactly what you want to accomplish; then resolve to pay the price to get it.
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Society is going to judge you anyway, so do whatever you want to do.... No guts no glory.
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Why are so many very smart people not also rich? I guess they are too busy calculating risks rather than getting into action.
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Capitalism without Bankruptcy is like Catholicism without Hell.
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Never allow society to turn you into a person you are not.
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Always remember: No matter how carefully you choose your words, they'll always end up being twisted by others.
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Never measure your life by possessions. Measure it by the hearts you've touched, the smiles you created & the love you shared.
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A truly rich man is one whose children run into his arms when his hands are empty.
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Dodd-Frank is the most restrictive financial regulation since the Great Depression—but it won’t stop another bubble.
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We live in an era of smart phones and stupid people.... Go figure.
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The question is not whether we should or should not regulate; it is how much should we regulate and who the regulators should be. We went overboard on deregulation under Reagan. Under Bush, many people lost in the casino. Now we have the Obama administration overreacting and overreaching with regulation that does the exact opposite of wealth creation. If we are to have change we can believe in, then we could start by replacing the majority of the lawyers in regulatory agencies with actual experienced, successful business veterans. They would have recognized the early warning signs of many of the financial debacles created by the bubble-bust cycle.
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Be dissatisfied with what is, but remain visionary of what can be done.
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The ones who say "you can't" and "you won't" are probably the ones that are scared that you will.
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Bankruptcy cleans out the system. What’s wrong with that? South Korea went through this in the late 1990s. They didn’t have anyone to bail them out, and they had to go through the pain. Sweden did it in the early 1990s. Mexico did it. Russia did it. The list goes on and on. Competent people take over the assets from incompetent people and rebuild from a solid base. Business has always been survival of the fittest and Darwinism at its best. After all, this is what capitalism is all about.
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Unfortunately most people do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent to reply.
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When backing companies, I always look for industries that are ripe for disruption.
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I am not interested in power for power's sake. Only interested in power that will allow people to liberate themselves from Big Brother.