38 Top Al-Waleed Bin Talal Quotes That Will Make Your Day
Al-Waleed bin Talal is a renowned Saudi philanthropist, businessman, member of the Saudi royal family, and investor. In 2008, he made it to the list of Time magazine’s ‘Time 100,’ the annual list of most influential people across the globe. He is the chief executive officer, the founder and 95 percent owner of the ‘Kingdom Holding Company.’ The firm has investments in companies in hospitality, retail, financial services, entertainment, real-estate sectors, petrochemicals, technology, mass media, agriculture and aviation. We have curated some quotable sayings and quotes by Al-Waleed bin Talal which have been compiled from his public utterances, thoughts, interview, etc. Read through the collection of t quotes and thoughts by Al-Waleed bin Talal.
I will always serve my country in any capacity, but I'm very happy with what I'm doing right now.
My own center, my Kingdom Center, which is the highest priced tower in Saudi Arabia, was vacated twice because of terrorist attacks, terrorist threats.
Well, it's very clear that the Arab population is rising because they'd like to have a say in the running of their affairs, running of their government, and this is very legitimate.
It is very clear that the Republicans do not want to raise taxes.
The potential for Twitter is spectacular and great.
I definitely believe that the so-called American decline is greatly exaggerated.
Our Palestinian brethren continue to be slaughtered at the hands of Israelis while the world turns the other cheek.
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.
Most governments are pragmatic, most people are logical. There are pockets of extremism in Israel, in the U.S. and in the Muslim world. But we have to fight them with reason, with logic and with compassion.
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.
Clearly, as a CEO, you have other functions that are managed by other people.
But each country has to advance and move at its own speed.
King Abdullah is a reformer.
I believe Twitter, right now, is just finishing the venture capital phase, getting into a maturity level.
Well, 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.
You cannot play with fire.
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.
The issue of Palestine has been there since more than 60 years. But more important since 1967 when the war was, ended in the defeat of some Arab countries.
Ethics to me is very important.
You know, Saudi Arabia has a lot of poverty also. Regardless about what you hear about the viceroy and people being rich, et cetera.
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. It's like a city within a city.
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.
One of my biggest personal holdings is Rotana. That company has a very dominant force in the Middle East. It has around 45% of all the movie industry and around 75% of all the music.
I'm not panicking, and I'm not scared, I've been through the Gulf War, the Asia crisis, and the Russian crisis.
We're getting hurt, but I'm a long-term investor.
Nowadays, anyone who cannot speak English and is incapable of using the Internet is regarded as backward.
My wheels are running. My investments are local, regional and international.
If I'm going to do something, I do it spectacularly or I don't do it at all.
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.
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.
