The 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 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.
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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.
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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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Our Palestinian brethren continue to be slaughtered at the hands of Israelis while the world turns the other cheek.
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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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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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It is my responsibility to take advantage of my position to make the world a better place
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I definitely believe that the so-called American decline is greatly exaggerated.
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Most governments are pragmatic, most people are logical.
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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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Ethics to me is very important.
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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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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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But more important since 1967 when the war was, ended in the defeat of some Arab countries.
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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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