Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Quotes

Change or you will be changed: leaders who neglect the good of their people will be forsaken. Leadership is a service, not a gateway to privilege.

Although we live in a civilised society, the business world remains a jungle.

We can speak of war as vehemently as some others do, but because we believe otherwise as Muslims, we prefer to speak of peace.

It is such a beautiful life, but many people spend it worrying, burdened and frowning. You can easily see the beauty of life in the laughter of a child, the tenderness of a mother, the smile of a friend or the love of a compassionate wife.

I have said it loud and clear: Beware, men, lest women deprive you of all the leadership positions in the country.

الإيجابية هي طريقة تفكير والسعادة هي أسلوب حياة. ليس ما تملكه أو ما تفعله هو ما يجعلك سعيداً بل كيفية تفكيرك بكل ذلك.

تعلّمتُ من خيلي أنه عندما تحبُّ شيئاً واصل فيه حتى النهاية. عندما تريد إنجازاً أعطِه كلَّك، لا تُعطِه بعضك، إلا إذا كنتَ تريدُ نصفَ إنجاز،

Many leaders promise, we deliver.

true excellence does not come from being superior to others, but means surpassing oneself time and again.

Your determination and energy will be proportionate to your goal. Therefore, set a high goal for yourself and do not settle for anything less than the very best. The best is exactly what you will get if you accept no less.

Competition always makes you stronger and better. Competition is feared only by the weak.

Positivity is a way of thinking,and happiness is a lifestyle. In other words, it is not what you own or do that makes you happy; it is how you think about things.

Failure is not falling to the ground; it is remaining there once you have fallen and the greatest failure is when you decide not to stand up again.

Whoever convinces himself that he is not worthy of first position has doomed himself to failure from the very beginning.

The elements of a true leader’s vision A true leader’s vision should target specific interests and answer important questions, such as: 1. What is the country’s interest in this vision? What is the interest of its society and business community? Who will benefit from it and how? In what way will it promote development and enhance the achievements that have already resulted from previous visions? 2. Is the vision based upon specific plans or is it going to be implemented randomly, without any link between its different phases? 3. Is it realistic and feasible or is it a wild vision that no amount of financial and human resources are capable of realizing? For example, giant residential and tourist complexes such as The Palm29 and The World30 islands may require huge resources that many countries cannot afford. While they may be feasible in the UAE, it would be impossible to build them in a number of other places. 4. What is the ideal time to propose the vision? 5. What is the best way to implement it? 6. Is the executive team ready? Who are its members and where will we acquire the high-calibre skills necessary? 7. How will the implementation of the vision be financed? 8. How will we convince investors to finance the project? 9. How will we market the finished product and what is the target market? Where and when?