Fear and self-doubt are the greatest killers of personal genius.
~ Ziad K. Abdelnour
We always look for operators with a combination of guts, passion and genius.
The only guaranteed way to be a genius is to surround yourself with idiots.
The next time you think you're perfect, try walking on water.
Swag is not about what you want people to think about you, its already knowing what they think about you.
Would the child you were yesterday admire the person you are today? If not, adjust for desired results.
We need to empower every single child no matter who you are, no matter where you come from to have the best education and the best future.
History used to be written by the winners. Now it is distorted and distributed by the winners' media.
Power lasts ten years, influence not more than a hundred.
Never make fun of people who are different...unless they have more money, power and influence. Then you must.
Your strategy for success must constantly move, change, and evolve.
No one is fearless. The difference between achievers and everyone else is that they take action despite their fears.
Sometimes people try to expose what's wrong with you, because they can't handle what's right about you.
Don't chase people. Be yourself, do your own thing and work hard. The right people will come to you and stay.
Myth: US housing market is in recovery. Fact: Big banks have been hiding their bloated home inventory, seized by virtue of home foreclosures.
Myth: Feeding the banking sector gobs of welfare cash will bring about a recovery. Fact: Our leaders are only dedicated to preserving power
When you're rich, 'crazy' is just 'eccentric'.
The only color I judge people by is the color of their teeth.
Life is like photography. You need the negatives to develop.
The longer the explanation, the bigger the lie.... Always remember that.
Worrying is a waste of time. It doesn't change anything. It messes with your mind and steals your happiness.
You can't be for big government, big taxes, and big bureaucracy and still be for wealth creation
Root cause of inequality is the mass scale digital disruption advantage as means of wealth creation is concentrated.
Risk is what you control and fortune is really all about risk. Bottom Line: Fortune comes from big money bets on very low probability events
Derivatives - The risk never leaves the system - It finds taker who believes the risk is acceptable....until they lose everything.
I believe the more personally removed people are from a major financial event, the less it is to affect their appetite for risk.
I have come to the conclusion that some people come in your life as blessings, others come in your life as lessons.
In a victory speech, I always like to thank the opposition, because without their help and stupidity, I couldn’t have won.
The 2 greatest equalizers in life: Education and the Internet.
Never underestimate the hidden power of one very determined person. There is nothing more powerful than determination and persistence.
You are either going to go through the pain of disappointment or discipline in your life. The latter makes the pain worth it.
It's never better to make somebody poorer, even if they're rich.
Until you are broken, you don't know what you're made of.
Be strong enough to stand alone, smart enough to know when you need help, and brave enough to ask for it.
Lebanese freedom of speech : You get to say whatever you like as long as the authorities approve of it... Hilarious.
Why are so many very smart people not also rich? I guess they are too busy calculating risks rather than getting into action.
I believe if you're not a very curious person by nature, its unlikely you'll become rich at all or make it to the top. Smart is curious.
Difference between being Rich and Being Wealthy? Time...Nothing is more important than TIME... can't buy it back ever.
Some people get rich studying artificial intelligence. I make money studying natural stupidity.
Life is all about moments of impact and how they change our lives forever.
