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.
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.
AL-WALEED BIN TALALThe legacy of Steve Jobs and the strength of Steve Jobs is that he established a company that’s clearly firing on all cylinders and clicking very well.
AL-WALEED BIN TALALThere are pockets of extremism in Israel,
AL-WALEED BIN TALALWell, clearly Apple is a role model of the American innovation whereby it produced all these products – iPod, iPhone, iPad – that are really now dominating all the technology arena in the world.
AL-WALEED BIN TALALSo, 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.
AL-WALEED BIN TALALOne of my biggest personal holdings is Rotana. That company has a very dominant force in the Middle East.
AL-WALEED BIN TALALMost governments are pragmatic, most people are logical.
AL-WALEED BIN TALALIt has around 45% of all the movie industry and around 75% of all the music.
AL-WALEED BIN TALALThe issue of Palestine has been there since more than 60 years.
AL-WALEED BIN TALALI believe the government of the United States should re-examine its policies in the Middle East and adopt a more balanced stance toward the Palestinian cause.
AL-WALEED BIN TALALSome 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.
AL-WALEED BIN TALALIn the U.S. and in the Muslim world. But we have to fight them with reason, with logic and with compassion.
AL-WALEED BIN TALALIt is my responsibility to take advantage of my position to make the world a better place
AL-WALEED BIN TALALKingdom Holding will continue to achieve strong results and to distribute dividends
AL-WALEED BIN TALALIn Riyadh, there’s going to be a huge project that will house at least 12,000 units with inhabitants of approximately 150,000 people.
AL-WALEED BIN TALALEthics to me is very important.
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