Ziad K. Abdelnour Quotes
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Smart people think. Brave people talk. Great people act.
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Always remember: When government accepts responsibility for people, then people no longer take responsibility for themselves.
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People with higher ratios of positive to negative emotions are more likely to flourish in life.
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I'd rather look back at my past and say, "I can't believe I did that!" instead of saying "I wish I did that.
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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 can’t fire your best friend or your brother, don’t hire them.
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Success is not found in what you have achieved but rather in who you have become.
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My favorite people are the ones that can make any unfunny joke hilarious by just laughing.
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Our debts don't leave us much in terms of choices. We can choose to pay now or try to pay later. But the longer we wait the steeper the bill.
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The NSA is the only branch of the government that actually listens to people.
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Once you find your dream, risk everything to make it come true.
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You call my Wall Street words "cuss words"... I call them "sentence enhancers".
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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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A lot of men have lost money chasing women. But no man has ever lost women chasing money.
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Geniuses are always marginalized to one degree or another. Someone wholly invested in the status quo is unlikely to disrupt it. Did you get to where you are by accepting the status quo? I didn’t.
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Most leadership writing today advises us on how to prosper within the system. I believe real leadership is about transforming the system.
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Success is no accident or serendipity. I had all the odds against me, and I crushed each and everyone along the way. Not because I was a Democrat or a Republican. Not because of my attitudes about social issues. Not because of what my background is or isn’t. Not because people think I’m a nice guy. I succeeded because I’m a capitalist, I’m an entrepreneur, and I’m a warrior. That is the mindset I want to teach others so they can create their own wealth and American success story.
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I believe the crisis started when we started prioritizing redistribution of wealth instead of its creation.
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Until Americans stop getting distracted by the Republicans v/s Democrats melodrama, America will move forward towards war, empire & eventually collapse.
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Every successful venture is based on an unoriginal idea, beautifully executed.
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Training, Books, Learning is all expensive. Being stupid though is still much more expensive.
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Do you want to be super successful? Never appeal to people’s mercy or gratitude... Appeal only to their self-interest & see the results.
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I learned over the years never to correct a fool or he will hate you; correct a wise man, and he will appreciate you.
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Higher education is an advantage, no longer a guarantee.