The lesson is that, No. 1, this management has to be at the highest class possible. No. 2, they have to have a succession plan.
AL-WALEED BIN TALALYou cannot play with fire.
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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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My wheels are running. My investments are local, regional and international.
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You know, in Saudi Arabia, there is a body of 40 people – 34 people exactly, that once the succession comes, they will meet and they will elect a king in there.
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Riyadh – It’s like a city within a city.
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I would love to be a corporate leader.
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Well, you know, News Corp is the only real media global – that has a global presence that’s involved in TV production, in movies, in publishing, in newspapers, digital media, et cetera.
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I 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.
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I’m not panicking, and I’m not scared, I’ve been through the Gulf War, the Asia crisis, and the Russian crisis.
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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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whether Shiite or Sunnis from north, south, west or east, they can get together and exchange their views.
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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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Most governments are pragmatic, most people are logical.
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It has around 45% of all the movie industry and around 75% of all the music.
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I own almost 100 hotels in North America. Some of them are only in management, but some of them we have some small stakes in them.
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But more important since 1967 when the war was, ended in the defeat of some Arab countries.
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