Ziad K. Abdelnour Quotes
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One of the advantages of living in a constitutional federal republic is that we have the ability, if not the duty, as citizens to repair or replace those acts of legislation under which we have agreed to live. We must act when it has become evident that said legislation no longer serves us as a people or advances the principles upon which this nation was founded, one of these being “the pursuit of happiness,” which may only be secured through wealth creation. If it burdens the debt obligation of the government, it cannot be creating wealth. If it does not advance the cause of regaining American competitive dominance in the global marketplace, it is not creating wealth. If legislation and regulation were proposed that taught people how to fish instead of providing fish, then the unemployed would find a way to create jobs for each other. Wealth creation is mankind’s natural objective when given the opportunity. and the tools.
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A good bank is the one that does good to its community and a bad bank is the one that feeds the avarice of corrupt individuals. Very simple.
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The Lebanese banking system helps Iran, Syria & Hezbollah evade sanctions.
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Time decides who you meet in life, your heart decides who you want in your life, and your behavior decides who stays in your life.
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Great companies are formed by great people. It’s not about attracting great people; it’s about retaining them.
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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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Age is just reality we create for ourselves.
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Be a reflection of what you'd like to see in others. You get in return what you give.
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The biggest threat to American power in the long run is the persistent decline in its middle class standard of living today.
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Always remember: When government accepts responsibility for people, then people no longer take responsibility for themselves.
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We're taught by repetition but great innovators need to be great at doing the different.
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Work smart, stay informed, never give up, and great things will happen.
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Start-ups fail for a lot of different reasons, but one I see repeatedly is ego. It presents as a dangerous sense of self-importance. Or the entrepreneur thinks they are the smartest person in the room who knows better than anyone else and either doesn’t seek out advice or doesn’t want to listen when it’s offered. Such know-it-alls delude themselves into thinking they have everything figured out, even though they don’t. For as hard as it is to elbow your way into the marketplace in ideal circumstances, it’s made exponentially harder when you don’t check your ego at the door.
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There are two things you should never waste your time on: things that don’t matter and people that think you don’t matter.
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If money can't buy you happiness then you probably aren't making enough.
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What is the difference between a parasite and a liberal? The spelling!
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There is nothing inherently evil in the process of making money, and the notion is illogical, but that is one of the underlying tenets in our present education system. We are taught from an early age that making money is hard and that those who make lots of money are morally suspect. American culture studies programs at some of the nation’s leading universities have even gone so far as to teach the absurd and illogical notion that the rich became rich because they enjoy privilege earned on the backs of African slaves. Minority millionaires like entrepreneur Herman Cain, Earl Graves, Sr., and Reginald F. Lewis prove the utter nonsense of this notion, yet this is the illogical Progressive philosophy that has permeated our education system.
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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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Smart people think. Brave people talk. Great people act.
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The trouble with school is they give you the answer, then they give you the exam. That's not life...
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Every successful venture is based on an unoriginal idea, beautifully executed.
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Remember...Whoever is trying to bring you down is already below you.
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The best way to protect yourself and your family in this time of uncertainty is to create wealth for yourself.
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You call my Wall Street words "cuss words"... I call them "sentence enhancers".