Ziad Abdelnour Quotes

Unless you're involved in the system of coercive force, with money alone you don't get power.

History has shown time and time again that
there is no such thing as all things being equal. That is why Jefferson
wrote that our inalienable rights were life, liberty, and the pursuit of
happiness. Nothing is guaranteed in life, especially happiness.

You know you’re a good leader when people follow you out of curiosity.

I am afraid the greatest prison that people live in is the fear what other people think... Grow up & lose the fear.

Don't ever confuse my personality with my attitude. My personality is who I am. My attitude always depends on who you are.

Most people quit because they look how far they have to go, not how far they have come.

I do not believe in the power of brand names or in emulating
any of the brand name investors out there. It is a fact that all — if
not at least most — of the biggest names in American finance and
industry out there today have proven after the 2008 crisis to be some
of the most incompetent people there are. Starting with the untouchable
Goldman Sachs, who was bailed out by over $5 billion from
Warren Buffett, to AIG and Citibank, who were bailed out by the
hundreds of billions of dollars from the Troubled Asset Relief Program
(TARP), having a name and a history does not make you the brightest
and the best. All it takes is one nincompoop with a huge ego or a
board of directors who think they are smarter than everyone else to
destroy what has taken generations to build.

Talent attracts capital more effectively than capital attracts talent.

Don't be scared to be intelligent. Knowledge is sexy and powerful.

I tried to be normal once... worst two minutes of my life.

Success is not found in what you have achieved but rather in who you have become

Never let your feelings get too deep, people can change at any moment.

Business Fights Poverty Better Than Charity Does

The future belongs to those who innovate.

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.