King Abdullah is a reformer. Al-Waleed bin Talal More Quotes by Al-Waleed bin Talal More Quotes From Al-Waleed bin Talal I'm telling you, you can't compare Saudi Arabia to other countries. Al-Waleed bin Talal comparesaudi-arabiacountry You cannot play with fire. Al-Waleed bin Talal fireplay Nowadays, anyone who cannot speak English and is incapable of using the Internet is regarded as backward. Al-Waleed bin Talal internet-usersspeak-englishknowledge My own center, my Kingdom Center, which is the highest priced tower in Saudi Arabia, was vacated twice because of terrorist attacks, terrorist threats. Al-Waleed bin Talal saudi-arabiatowerskingdoms If I'm going to do something, I do it spectacularly or I don't do it at all. Al-Waleed bin Talal inspirationactioncommitment It is my responsibility to take advantage of my position to make the world a better place Al-Waleed bin Talal advantageresponsibilityworld 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. Al-Waleed bin Talal governmentfightingcompassion 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. Al-Waleed bin Talal stakesmanagementamerica 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 Talal applesnewssmart Some 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 Talal saudi-arabiagrowthcountry Ethics to me is very important. Al-Waleed bin Talal ethicsimportant I'm not panicking, and I'm not scared, I've been through the Gulf War, the Asia crisis, and the Russian crisis. Al-Waleed bin Talal asiascaredwar I will always serve my country in any capacity, but I'm very happy with what I'm doing right now. Al-Waleed bin Talal very-happycapacitycountry My wheels are running. My investments are local, regional and international. Al-Waleed bin Talal investingwheelsrunning I would love to be a corporate leader. Al-Waleed bin Talal corporateleader 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 Talal lessonsmanagementclass 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. So for a company like that to function, clearly it does not depend only on Rupert Murdoch or James Murdoch. Al-Waleed bin Talal mediarealdoe 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. Al-Waleed bin Talal citieshousepeople 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. Al-Waleed bin Talal strongkingspeople Our Palestinian brethren continue to be slaughtered at the hands of Israelis while the world turns the other cheek. Al-Waleed bin Talal turn-the-other-cheekhandsworld
