Al-Waleed bin Talal Quotes

One of my biggest personal holdings is Rotana. That company has a very dominant force in the Middle East.
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Biggest Country Dominant East Force Holding Middle One Personal
My wheels are running. My investments are local, regional and international.
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International Investment Local Regional Run Well
Nowadays, anyone who cannot speak English and is incapable of using the Internet is regarded as backward.
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Anyone Backward Cannot English Incapable Internet Nowadays Regards Speak Use
Our Palestinian brethren continue to be slaughtered at the hands of Israelis while the world turns the other cheek.
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Cheek Continue Country Hand Other Our Slaughter.Turn World
Most governments are pragmatic, most people are logical.
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Government Logical Most People Pragmatic
There are pockets of extremism in Israel,
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Government Logical Most People Pragmatic
In Riyadh, there’s going to be a huge project that will house at least 12,000 units with inhabitants of approximately 150,000 people.
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Approximately Country Go House Huge Inhabitant Least People Project Thousand Twelve Unit
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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Adopt Balance Believe Cause Country East Government Middle More Policy Re-examine Stance Toward
I definitely believe that the so-called American decline is greatly exaggerated.
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Country Definitely Exaggerate Greatly So-call
I would love to be a corporate leader.
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Corporate Leader Love
But more important since 1967 when the war was, ended in the defeat of some Arab countries.
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Country Defeat End Important More Since Some War Year
The issue of Palestine has been there since more than 60 years.
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Been Country Issue More Since Year
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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Attack Center Country Highest Kingdom Own Price Terrorist Threat Tower Twice Vacate
It is my responsibility to take advantage of my position to make the world a better place
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Advantage Better Make Place Position Responsibility Take World
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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Almost Country Hotel Hundred Management Only Own Small Some
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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Body Come Country Elect Exactly King Know Meet Once People Succession
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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Among Brand Common Company Field Four-season Include Irrevocable Look Newcorop Some
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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Apple Citibank Company Depend Genius Mattr New-corp No One Person Smart
Ethics to me is very important.
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Ethics Important Very
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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Always Capacity Country Do Happy Now Right Serve
You cannot play with fire.
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Cannot Fore Play You
The potential for Twitter is spectacular and great.
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Great Potential Spectacular Twitter
Actually, King Abdullah, under his supervision and guidance, has established a dialogue in Saudi Arabia whereby all the population.
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Actual Dialogue Establish Guidance King Population Supervision Under
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.
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Clearly Click Company Cylinder Establish Fire Job Legacy People Strength Well
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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Asia Country Crisis Gulf Panic Scare Though War
If I’m going to do something, I do it spectacularly or I don’t do it at all.
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All Go So Something Spectacularly
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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Class First Highest Lesson Management Plan Possible Second Successful

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