Ziad K. Abdelnour Quotes
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Until the Fed lets us have a real recession, as painful as that may be, we are never gonna have a recovery.
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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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I am not interested in power for power's sake. Only interested in power that will allow people to liberate themselves from Big Brother.
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Earning an education is not the same as gaining a skill set.
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Difference between rich and wealthy? Wall Street bankers are rich but they are no wealthy.Wealthy people are the ones writing their checks.
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Don't practice until you get it right. Practice until you can't get it wrong...ever.
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A moderate addiction to money may not always be hurtful; but when taken in excess it is always bad for your health.
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When life gives you lemons, order the lobster tail.
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Look how many of our young are ill prepared to enter adult life today. This was designed by progressives to create government dependency.
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Most people quit because they look how far they have to go, not how far they have come.
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We were born a nation of entrepreneurs. That is why so many people came to this country from so many different nations and cultures around the globe. The entrepreneur sees the opportunity, takes action, and successfully learns from the experience. They go on to create wealth. They become part of that demographic that is called “the rich.” They, not the government, drive the economy and create jobs. Only a mind with an envious, greedy perspective would consider punitively taxing the rich as a viable solution to our fiscal miasma. This is a solution springing from the fount of ignorance and deemed wise only by fools.
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Any deal that recognizes Iran "right" to enrich is a prelude to fiasco and tragedy.
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When people tell you that this venerable firm or private investor invested X millions of dollars in that entity and that it is a good investment, be skeptical and stay open to the option of running as far as you can in the opposite direction. We have all seen the biggest names on Wall Street along with the largest sovereign wealth funds on the planet make the dumbest investments ever made. Do your due diligence; ask the right questions, and most important, check out the character of the people involved unless you want to end up being prey to another master of the universe à la Bernie Madoff.
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Achievers move forward at all times. Achievement is not a plateau, it's a beginning.
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You always invest the money you earn. That's the only way you can really speed up your fortune.
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Three things you cannot recover in life: the WORD after it’s said, the MOMENT after it’s missed and the TIME after it’s gone. Now you know.
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Age is just reality we create for ourselves.
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If money can't buy you happiness then you probably aren't making enough.
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An idea is like a virus. Resilient. Highly contagious. The smallest seed of an idea can grow. It can grow to define...or destroy you.
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Life is like an elevator. On your way up, sometimes you have to stop and let some people off.
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Worrying is a waste of time. It doesn't change anything. It messes with your mind and steals your happiness.
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You want something real bad? Go after it with ferocity like if your life depended on it and never ever surrender. Only a question of time.
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Words are useless without action. Stop fantasizing and just DO it. Be a "game changer" or get played like an idiot.
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Fear and self-doubt are the greatest killers of personal genius.