There are pockets of extremism in Israel,
AL-WALEED BIN TALALNo company should depend on one person no matter how that person is smart or genius, whether it’s Apple or News Corp, or Citibank or any other company in the world.
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If I’m going to do something, I do it spectacularly or I don’t do it at all.
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I will always serve my country in any capacity, but I’m very happy with what I’m doing right now.
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Ethics to me is very important.
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No company should depend on one person no matter how that person is smart or genius, whether it’s Apple or News Corp, or Citibank or any other company in the world.
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In the U.S. and in the Muslim world. But we have to fight them with reason, with logic and with compassion.
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One of my biggest personal holdings is Rotana. That company has a very dominant force in the Middle East.
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Some countries, like Saudi Arabia, where the population growth is very high, whereby you don’t have the mortgage low yet. Still the demand outstrips supply by much.
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Most governments are pragmatic, most people are logical.
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You know, Saudi Arabia has a lot of poverty also. Regardless about what you hear about the viceroy and people being rich, et cetera.
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Saudi Arabia has stability. The social contract and the political contract between the king and the rulers and the royal family and the ruled people in Saudi Arabia is very strong and the bondage is so solid.
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So, if you look at what’s common among some of the companies I have, including the Four Seasons, NewsCorp, George V, the Plaza, these are all irreplaceable brands in their own fields.
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I’m telling you, you can’t compare Saudi Arabia to other countries.
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My own center, my Kingdom Center, which is the highest priced tower in Saudi Arabia, was vacated twice because of terrorist attacks, terrorist threats.
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My wheels are running. My investments are local, regional and international.
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I definitely believe that the so-called American decline is greatly exaggerated.
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