Ziad K. Abdelnour Quotes

If you make a mistake, don’t spend precious time and energy trying to deny it or point the finger at someone else. Be a leader and own it, then spend your time and energy fixing the problem. As I’ve already noted, start-ups often fail because founders want to be seen as the smartest person in the room, which means not being wrong. Making a mistake is going to happen. None of us is perfect. But the difference between success and failure is how you handle that mistake.

I believe the lion’s share of the history of the 21st century is going to play out in the Asian Pacific region not the US.

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

Life is like a camera. Focus on what's important. Capture the good times. And if things don't work out, just take another shot.

Never allow society to turn you into a person you are not.

If you want to raise your standard of living, raise your standard of giving

Always remember: When government accepts responsibility for people, then people no longer take responsibility for themselves.

Building a business doesn't mean getting venture capital funding. It means finding customers and making money.

Bankruptcy cleans out the system. What’s wrong with that? South
Korea went through this in the late 1990s. They didn’t have anyone
to bail them out, and they had to go through the pain. Sweden did
it in the early 1990s. Mexico did it. Russia did it. The list goes on
and on. Competent people take over the assets from incompetent
people and rebuild from a solid base. Business has always been survival
of the fittest and Darwinism at its best. After all, this is what capitalism
is all about.

Always remember... How you handle obstacles will always be a key factor in determining your ability to achieve success.

Some causes are worth fighting for, some are worth dying for.

If everybody followed the rules, nothing would ever change. Without change there would be no progress

Almost 1/2 the world’s wealth ($110 trillion) is owned by just 1% of ts population

Even the most well-meaning
government policies have unintended consequences that have harmed
the economy. If government policies were today held accountable the way
private businesses are, the scoreboard would say government is failing
to help people...and this is a fact.

When life gives you lemons, order the lobster tail.