Ziad K. Abdelnour Quotes
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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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I may die young, but at least I'll die smart.... If you can't be seven feet tall, be seven feet smart...Best advice I can ever give you.
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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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Real Learning comes from failures and mistakes...rarely from success.
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My favorite people are the ones that can make any unfunny joke hilarious by just laughing.
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The Lebanese banking system helps Iran, Syria & Hezbollah evade sanctions.
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A tiger never loses sleep over the opinion of sheep.
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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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Some lessons are painful, some are painless.. but, all are priceless.
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Always remember: When government accepts responsibility for people, then people no longer take responsibility for themselves.
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Unless you choose to do great things with your life it makes no difference how much money you make or how much power you have.
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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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You always invest the money you earn. That's the only way you can really speed up your fortune.
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After analyzing our current crisis and studying well-established historical precedents, I must conclude that the global bankers have only three possible cards left to play. The first is admitting culpability and working to restore the American economic engine to its free-market potential. History has taught us that the ruling class rarely admits error and never concedes power. The second is to foment so much civil unrest and fear that the general population will be clamoring for a global dictator who will provide them food, shelter, and security in exchange for their individual freedom and sovereignty. I see the emerging militancy of the labor union movement playing right into this scenario. The final play is global conflict where they can try and control the outcome by means of funding both sides.
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The only guaranteed way to be a genius is to surround yourself with idiots.
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Age is just reality we create for ourselves.
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We always look for operators with a combination of guts, passion and genius.
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My book is not for everyone in the venture capital and entrepreneurial world, and that’s okay. If you try to please everybody and worry about offending anybody, nothing is going to happen. You might make some money, but you certainly won’t create wealth.
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If you are filled with pride, then you have no room for wisdom.
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Never erase your past. It shapes who you are today and will help you to be the person you'll be tomorrow.
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Central planning inevitably leads to economic chaos and failure. Friedrich Hayek called the delusion that a single person or a group of government planners could possibly possess the knowledge to plan an entire economy a “fatal conceit.” The overwhelming historical evidence is that the more freedom a nation has, the more economic opportunities will exist and the more dynamic that nation’s economy will be. Likewise, the more regulations, controls, taxes, governmentrun industries, protectionism, and other forms of interventionism that exists, the poorer the country will become.
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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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The more we ignore Assad and negotiate an appeasement with Iran, the more Sunni and Shia extremists will multiply and flood Syria.
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There's a story behind every person. There's a reason why they're the way they are. Think about that before you judge anyone.