Quotes by Investment Bankers

Always Remember... Once You Give Up Your Rights, You Can Never Get Them Back. Once You Turn On That Police State, You Can Never Turn It Off.
Ziad K. Abdelnour
You want something real bad? Go after it with ferocity like if your life depended on it and never ever surrender. Only a question of time.
Ziad K. Abdelnour
The things you do for yourself are gone when you're gone, but the things you do for others become legacy.What do you wanna be remembered as?
Ziad K. Abdelnour
My favorite people are the ones that can make any unfunny joke hilarious by just laughing.
Ziad K. Abdelnour
I wish politicians the world over would stop claiming credit for economic growth that happens despite them, not because of them. Grow up...
Ziad K. Abdelnour
For those who understand, no explanation is needed. For those who do not understand, no explanation is possible.
Ziad K. Abdelnour
I am afraid the greatest prison that people live in is the fear what other people think... Grow up & lose the fear.
Ziad K. Abdelnour
Myth: Bail-in plans would recapitalize big banks. Fact: big banks are far too insolvent to remotely be in a position for such restoration.
Ziad K. Abdelnour
Myth: USDollar is money. Fact: Gold & Silver are money. USDollar is legal tender/debt brought down to low parcels for spending purposes.
Ziad K. Abdelnour
Time decides who you meet in life, your heart decides who you want in your life, and your behavior decides who stays in your life.
Ziad K. Abdelnour
The best way to develop people is to constantly get them out of their comfort zone.
Ziad K. Abdelnour
Never forget who was with you from the start....The people who stick by you at your worst, deserve to enjoy being with you at your best.
Ziad K. Abdelnour
If you are bitter, that means they got the best of you. If they got the best of you, that means they won.
Ziad K. Abdelnour
To be the best you must be able to handle the worst.
Ziad K. Abdelnour
Challenge conventional wisdom. There is almost always a better way.
Ziad K. Abdelnour
If a problem can be solved by writing a check, it's not a problem, it's an expense.
Ziad K. Abdelnour
Every successful venture is based on an unoriginal idea, beautifully executed.
Ziad K. Abdelnour
Any definition of a successful life must include service to others.
Ziad K. Abdelnour
Successful people are always looking for opportunities to help others. Unsuccessful idiots are always asking, "What's in it for me"?
Ziad K. Abdelnour
To be real successful, you must decide exactly what you want to accomplish; then resolve to pay the price to get it.
Ziad K. Abdelnour
I only back people with track record who can execute ruthlessly and flawlessly... Real killers...no matter the industry or company geography
Ziad K. Abdelnour
I am not a killer. I just win - Thoroughly - After all, winning isn't everything but wanting to win is.
Ziad K. Abdelnour
Fake people talk about other people being fake. Real people worry about their business, and no one else's.
Ziad K. Abdelnour
Life is all about moments of impact and how they change our lives forever.
Ziad K. Abdelnour
I believe if you're not a very curious person by nature, its unlikely you'll become rich at all or make it to the top. Smart is curious.
Ziad K. Abdelnour
Difference between being Rich and Being Wealthy? Time...Nothing is more important than TIME... can't buy it back ever.
Ziad K. Abdelnour
Some people get rich studying artificial intelligence. I make money studying natural stupidity.
Ziad K. Abdelnour
Why are so many very smart people not also rich? I guess they are too busy calculating risks rather than getting into action.
Ziad K. Abdelnour
Lebanese freedom of speech : You get to say whatever you like as long as the authorities approve of it... Hilarious.
Ziad K. Abdelnour
Be strong enough to stand alone, smart enough to know when you need help, and brave enough to ask for it.
Ziad K. Abdelnour
You never know how strong you are until being strong is the only option you have left.
Ziad K. Abdelnour
Until you are broken, you don't know what you're made of.
Ziad K. Abdelnour
It's never better to make somebody poorer, even if they're rich.
Ziad K. Abdelnour
You are either going to go through the pain of disappointment or discipline in your life. The latter makes the pain worth it.
Ziad K. Abdelnour
Never underestimate the hidden power of one very determined person. There is nothing more powerful than determination and persistence.
Ziad K. Abdelnour
The 2 greatest equalizers in life: Education and the Internet.
Ziad K. Abdelnour
In a victory speech, I always like to thank the opposition, because without their help and stupidity, I couldn’t have won.
Ziad K. Abdelnour
I have come to the conclusion that some people come in your life as blessings, others come in your life as lessons.
Ziad K. Abdelnour
Risk is what you control and fortune is really all about risk. Bottom Line: Fortune comes from big money bets on very low probability events
Ziad K. Abdelnour
Derivatives - The risk never leaves the system - It finds taker who believes the risk is acceptable....until they lose everything.
Ziad K. Abdelnour
I believe the more personally removed people are from a major financial event, the less it is to affect their appetite for risk.
Ziad K. Abdelnour
You can't be for big government, big taxes, and big bureaucracy and still be for wealth creation
Ziad K. Abdelnour
Root cause of inequality is the mass scale digital disruption advantage as means of wealth creation is concentrated.
Ziad K. Abdelnour
When you want something you've never had, you have to do something you've never done.
Ziad K. Abdelnour
Worrying is a waste of time. It doesn't change anything. It messes with your mind and steals your happiness.
Ziad K. Abdelnour
The longer the explanation, the bigger the lie.... Always remember that.
Ziad K. Abdelnour
Life is like photography. You need the negatives to develop.
Ziad K. Abdelnour
The only color I judge people by is the color of their teeth.
Ziad K. Abdelnour
When you're rich, 'crazy' is just 'eccentric'.
Ziad K. Abdelnour
Myth: Feeding the banking sector gobs of welfare cash will bring about a recovery. Fact: Our leaders are only dedicated to preserving power
Ziad K. Abdelnour
Myth: US housing market is in recovery. Fact: Big banks have been hiding their bloated home inventory, seized by virtue of home foreclosures.
Ziad K. Abdelnour
Don't chase people. Be yourself, do your own thing and work hard. The right people will come to you and stay.
Ziad K. Abdelnour
Sometimes people try to expose what's wrong with you, because they can't handle what's right about you.
Ziad K. Abdelnour
No one is fearless. The difference between achievers and everyone else is that they take action despite their fears.
Ziad K. Abdelnour
Your strategy for success must constantly move, change, and evolve.
Ziad K. Abdelnour
Never make fun of people who are different...unless they have more money, power and influence. Then you must.
Ziad K. Abdelnour
History used to be written by the winners. Now it is distorted and distributed by the winners' media.
Ziad K. Abdelnour
Would the child you were yesterday admire the person you are today? If not, adjust for desired results.
Ziad K. Abdelnour
We need to empower every single child no matter who you are, no matter where you come from to have the best education and the best future.
Ziad K. Abdelnour
Swag is not about what you want people to think about you, its already knowing what they think about you.
Ziad K. Abdelnour