Ziad Abdelnour Quotes

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

Why do people look to the government to fix the economy? It's mind-boggling.

As long as enough people can be frightened, then all people can be ruled. I am afraid that's how it works in a democracy.

Time travel is one of Assad's major achievements, the problem is he only perfected it one way: backward.

Nothing ever stays the same. Just because things aren't good now doesn't mean they will be that way forever....Never quit.

Biggest mistake Reagan ever did re: foreign policy? 1984 decision to appease Hezbollah with Lebanon withdrawal

Achievers move forward at all times. Achievement is not a plateau, it's a beginning.

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.

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

Hezbollah is not a mammoth force, there is only so much they can do in Syria. Iranian role more critical for the regime.

My take is that smart financiers wait until aha before they climb aboard the bandwagon. Entrepreneurs need to bridge the capital gap from idea to aha with expertise, not capital or sophisticated market research.

Knowledge in youth is wisdom in age.

Start-ups fail for a lot of different reasons, but one I see repeatedly is ego. It presents as a dangerous sense of self-importance. Or the entrepreneur thinks they are the smartest person in the room who knows better than anyone else and either doesn’t seek out advice or doesn’t want to listen when it’s offered. Such know-it-alls delude themselves into thinking they have everything figured out, even though they don’t. For as hard as it is to elbow your way into the marketplace in ideal circumstances, it’s made exponentially harder when you don’t check your ego at the door.

Without seeking truth it is unlikely you will find success. The truth very well might set you free, but it’s not always fun. People say they want the truth, but more accurately, they want the truth that is easy to hear. They don’t want the painful truths that don’t support our decisions or force us to accept we were wrong about something. But without truth, you will never be able to course-correct. Putting the company first and your bruised feelings second is an important step in saving your start-up from failure.

I believe Innovation is more likely to emerge from a culture of encouragement.