Abdelnour Quotes & Sayings

Always remember ... Perfection is not attainable, but if you chase perfection you can catch excellence and beyond. Be fearless ... — Ziad K. Abdelnour

There's a huge misconception that innovation is mostly about inventing or coming up with cool new things. More often than not, innovation is about figuring out what people really need or want but can't have or afford. — Ziad K. Abdelnour

If riding the bus or the subway doesn't incentivize you to improve your station in life, nothing will. — Ziad K. Abdelnour

Either find a way, or make one ... You can bend but you can never break if you want to achieve excellence. — Ziad K. Abdelnour

I believe Government should encourage competition, NOT prop up the weak when the going gets tough. — Ziad K. Abdelnour

Life is all about moments of impact and how they change our lives forever. — Ziad K. Abdelnour

When you want to turn around a company, make sure that the solution is coming from the inside. — Ziad K. Abdelnour

The more we ignore Assad and negotiate an appeasement with Iran, the more Sunni and Shia extremists will multiply and flood Syria. — Ziad K. Abdelnour

Remember this ... People too weak to follow their own dreams, will always find a way to discourage yours. — Ziad K. Abdelnour

The question of the right to privacy must be one of the defining issues of our time. — Ziad K. Abdelnour

Behind each person is an utter mystery, supreme value. The more we recognize this the better we ALL get. — Ziad K. Abdelnour

You need to be loyal to the people who have helped you in the past & gave you a break when you were not a big player. — Ziad K. Abdelnour

Life is like photography. You need the negatives to develop. — Ziad K. Abdelnour

Fight not for your own abundance, but for the abundance of others & you'll see how your life will turn around. — Ziad K. Abdelnour

Chase your dreams but always know the road that will lead you home again. — Ziad K. Abdelnour

Well behaved people and dreamers seldom make history. In fact, history has no place for such people. — Ziad K. Abdelnour

The new source of power is not money in the hands of a few, but information in the hands of many. Educate and Empower & see the results. — Ziad K. Abdelnour

I believe Innovation is more likely to emerge from a culture of encouragement. — Ziad K. Abdelnour

Live for what you believe in ... and die for it too. — Ziad K. Abdelnour

Training, Books, Learning is all expensive. Being stupid though is still much more expensive. — Ziad K. Abdelnour

We live in a society that is based on 30-second sound bites. We have
technology that puts all of the information of humankind at our fingertips,
but we have the attention span of a three-year-old at a carnival
midway on the Fourth of July. We throw around a lot of words like
democracy, federal, republic, nationalist, socialist, liberal, and right-wing - but
do we really know what they mean? — Ziad K. Abdelnour

The illusion of choice is the greatest magic trick ever performed. — Ziad K. Abdelnour

Don't judge someone's attitude until you've felt their pain. — Ziad K. Abdelnour

The ones who say "you can't" and "you won't" are probably the ones that are scared that you will. — Ziad K. Abdelnour

A great leader has brains, vision, guts, values ... and a heart. — Ziad K. Abdelnour

Words are useless without action. Stop fantasizing and just DO it. Be a "game changer" or get played like an idiot. — Ziad K. Abdelnour

The Fed's policies have been an unqualified success for financiers and an abject failure for the bottom 99.5% who have to work for a living. — Ziad K. Abdelnour

I only love when money makes a difference and not makes you different. — Ziad K. Abdelnour

Learn to appreciate what you have, before time makes you appreciate what you had. — Ziad K. Abdelnour

The 2 greatest equalizers in life: Education and the Internet. — Ziad K. Abdelnour

Be a good person but do not waste time to prove it. — Ziad K. Abdelnour

Fear and self-doubt are the greatest killers of personal genius. — Ziad K. Abdelnour

As you get older you'll understand that it's not about what you look like or what you own, it's all about the person you've become. — Ziad K. Abdelnour

The debt ceiling is not what causes our problems, it's the only thing that might help solve our problems. — Ziad K. Abdelnour

100 Years Is Enough: Time to Make the Fed a Public Utility — Ziad K. Abdelnour

Have the backbone to go after what you want in life. It's too easy to settle. — Ziad K. Abdelnour

Make the money, don't let the money make you.. Change the game, don't let the game change you — Ziad K. Abdelnour

Don't turn around. Don't look back. Keep moving forward. Keep pushing. The pot of gold is at the end of the rainbow, not the beginning — Ziad K. Abdelnour

The trouble with school is they give you the answer, then they give you the exam. That's not life ... — Ziad K. Abdelnour

You are only going to be as good as the people you surround yourself with, so be brave enough to let go those who keep weighing you down. — Ziad K. Abdelnour

Think like a maverick, Fight like a gladiator, Love with a humble heart and Die for a cause worth dying for ... Be a "game changer" ... The basic tenets of my life philosophy. — Ziad K. Abdelnour

As you grow older, you realize it becomes less important to have more friends and more important to have real ones.
People nowadays don't know the true meaning of friendship and loyalty.
People always suddenly miss you more once they see how much happier you are without them.
Learn the real from the fake ... and don't worry about the mistakes you make.
There are no mistakes in life, just lessons.
The only people worthy to be in your life are the ones that help you through the hard times and laugh with you after the hard times pass. — Ziad K. Abdelnour

Myth: Feeding the banking sector gobs of welfare cash will bring about a recovery. Fact: Our leaders are only dedicated to preserving power — Ziad K. Abdelnour

I find it insane to say, "Work hard," when the harder you work, the more you pay in taxes ... Crazy. — Ziad K. Abdelnour

Always remember: Business is War.
At the end of the day, the one with access to the best intel wins. This
applies as much to business and politics as it does to the military. Ask
every single billionaire and military or political strategist out there.
They will all confirm that as fact. — Ziad K. Abdelnour

It's not rocket science. Hong Kong has 95% tax compliance, because it's code is only 4 pages long with a 15% flat tax. — Ziad K. Abdelnour

If money can't buy you happiness then you probably aren't making enough. — Ziad K. Abdelnour

I believe the more personally removed people are from a major financial event, the less it is to affect their appetite for risk. — Ziad K. Abdelnour

The problem is never the problem. The problem is your attitude about the problem. Think before you rush into action. — Ziad K. Abdelnour

Never forget who was with you from the start ... The people who stick by you at your worst, deserve to enjoy being with you at your best. — Ziad K. Abdelnour

What is the difference between a parasite and a liberal? The spelling! — Ziad K. Abdelnour

Never blame anyone in life. The good people give you happiness. The worst people give you a lesson. The best people give you memories. — Ziad K. Abdelnour

If the world economy is going to revive, I believe commodities
are going to lead it back up. If the world economy is not going to
revive, commodities are still the place to be - especially with governments
printing so much money. Look at the 1970s. The world
economy was in the tank, but commodities did very well. — Ziad K. Abdelnour

No one is fearless. The difference between achievers and everyone else is that they take action despite their fears. — Ziad K. Abdelnour

Knowledge in youth is wisdom in age. — Ziad K. Abdelnour

If a problem can be solved by writing a check, it's not a problem, it's an expense. — Ziad K. Abdelnour

Forget all the reasons why it won't work and believe the one reason why it will. — Ziad K. Abdelnour

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. — Ziad K. Abdelnour

For those who understand, no explanation is needed. For those who do not understand, no explanation is possible. — Ziad K. Abdelnour

Until a person finds something to die for, he or she has nothing to live for. — Ziad K. Abdelnour

When someone talks about their problems, it doesn't just mean they're complaining, it means they trust you enough to tell you. — Ziad K. Abdelnour

Society is going to judge you no matter what you do. — Ziad K. Abdelnour

The recession, which started in 2007, is ongoing. The
underlying fundamental causes of the meltdown have not been
addressed. Banks are still not lending. Companies are still not hiring.
Congress has still not seriously addressed the growing debt. Neither
has Congress checked its own out-of-control spending. The much
lauded reforms installed by Frank-Dodd are nothing more than another
expansion of federal government control over the engines of wealth
creation. — Ziad K. Abdelnour

I do not believe in diversification. Take a close look at
some of the greatest entrepreneurs in U.S. history. Henry Ford never
diversified; Bill Gates didn't diversify. I strongly believe that the best
way to create real wealth is to put one's eggs in one basket and watch
that basket (the right one) very carefully. In fact, one can go broke
diversifying. — Ziad K. Abdelnour

There are only 2 paths to happiness in life. Utter Stupidity or Exceptional Wealth. — Ziad K. Abdelnour

People succeed or fail on the merits in America, not on who they
know or whose reelection campaign they supported. This absolutely
American principle must be reestablished and permanently fortified.
There can be no more "too big to fail." If you are reckless, greedy,
and arrogant, the American taxpayer should not bail you out. — Ziad K. Abdelnour

Nations with too many laws, endless regulations, just cannot grow or generate enough jobs. Wake up ... — Ziad K. Abdelnour

Do you want to be super successful? Never appeal to people's mercy or gratitude ... Appeal only to their self-interest & see the results — Ziad K. Abdelnour

At $4 trillion, and roughly only $55 billion in equity, the Fed is leveraged about 77-to-1. They define the word leverage — Ziad K. Abdelnour

For Lebanon to have any future, gotta adopt a resolute policy v/s terrorism. Whoever plots against the land should bear the consequences. — Ziad K. Abdelnour

The wealth of America isn't an inventory of goods; it's an organic,
living entity, a fragile, pulsing fabric of ideas, expectations, loyalties,
moral commitments, visions, and people. To slice it up like an apple
pie and redistribute it would destroy it just as surely as trying to share
Stephen Hawking's intellect by sharing slices of his brain would surely
kill him. — Ziad K. Abdelnour

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. — Ziad K. Abdelnour

You can't be for big government, big taxes, and big bureaucracy and still be for wealth creation — Ziad K. Abdelnour

Be careful who you trust, the devil was once an angel. — Ziad K. Abdelnour

Difference between rich and wealthy? Wall Street bankers are rich but they are no wealthy.Wealthy people are the ones writing their checks. — Ziad K. Abdelnour

Money is a tool that can either fix or damage your life. Use it wisely. — Ziad K. Abdelnour

Any definition of a successful life must include service to others. — Ziad K. Abdelnour

A tiger never loses sleep over the opinion of sheep. — Ziad K. Abdelnour

The difference between the Haves and Have-nots? The will to sacrifice and to do what others won't ... Very simple. — Ziad K. Abdelnour

Lebanese freedom of speech : You get to say whatever you like as long as the authorities approve of it ... Hilarious. — Ziad K. Abdelnour

Work smart, stay informed, never give up, and great things will happen. — Ziad K. Abdelnour

Look how many of our young are ill prepared to enter adult life today. This was designed by progressives to create government dependency. — Ziad K. Abdelnour

When you stop grabbing for things, sometimes the world just hands them to you, instead. Focusing on others is true success. — Ziad K. Abdelnour

Don't practice until you get it right. Practice until you can't get it wrong ... ever. — Ziad K. Abdelnour

One fake friend can do more harm than 10 enemies ... Be smart choosing your friends. — Ziad K. Abdelnour

I believe "Leadership" is creating the environment for the greatness in people to emerge. — Ziad K. Abdelnour

If you look at big companies, only 1/3 of them will exist in 2 decades. — Ziad K. Abdelnour

Figure out what you do best, and build a team second to none around that ... # 1 Requirement in building first class companies. — Ziad K. Abdelnour

There isn't anything noble about being superior to another person. True nobility is in being superior to the person you once were. — Ziad K. Abdelnour

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. — Ziad K. Abdelnour

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. — Ziad K. Abdelnour

We are today engaged in a war. It is an economic war over our
sovereignty as human beings with inalienable rights to life, liberty, and
the pursuit of happiness. The "pursuit of happiness" means the right
to create wealth through our labor and to enjoy the fruits thereof.
The battle now is over who has the moral, the ethical, and the legal
right to the fruits of our labor. Are we to be free, or are we to be
slaves? Just whose money is it anyway? — Ziad K. Abdelnour

We are in an economic war. It is a war between those who create
wealth and those who believe they have some sort of divine mandate
to appropriate wealth. They don't have such an authoritative command.
I don't think they ever did. We have tried their command-andcontrol
methods for nearly a century because they said they knew
better. It is now obvious that they didn't. — Ziad K. Abdelnour

Some lessons are painful, some are painless.. but, all are priceless. — Ziad K. Abdelnour

I learned over the years never to correct a fool or he will hate you; correct a wise man, and he will appreciate you. — Ziad K. Abdelnour

No matter how far down a path you go, if it's the wrong path, turn around and go back home - before it is too late. — Ziad K. Abdelnour

Would the child you were yesterday admire the person you are today? If not, adjust for desired results. — Ziad K. Abdelnour

Myth: Bail-in plans would recapitalize big banks. Fact: big banks are far too insolvent to remotely be in a position for such restoration. — Ziad K. Abdelnour

Never worry about what you can't control ... Focus on what you can. — Ziad K. Abdelnour

After all is said and done, you are free to choose but you are not free from the consequence of your choice. — Ziad K. Abdelnour