Al-Waleed bin Talal Quotes

Al-Waleed bin Talal is a Saudi Arabian businessman and philanthropist. He is a member of the Saudi royal family and has made significant investments in various industries, including finance, media, and entertainment. Al-Waleed's business acumen and philanthropic efforts have established him as one of the most influential and respected businessmen in the Middle East.

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.

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.

I believe Twitter, right now, is just finishing the venture capital phase, getting into a maturity level.

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.

But each country has to advance and move at its ow... -Al-Waleed bin Talal

But each country has to advance and move at its own speed.

My own center, my Kingdom Center, which is the highest priced tower in Saudi Arabia, was vacated twice because of terrorist attacks, terrorist threats.

If I'm going to do something, I do it spectacularl... -Al-Waleed bin Talal

If I'm going to do something, I do it spectacularly or I don't do it at all.

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.

You know, Saudi Arabia has a lot of poverty also. Regardless about what you hear about the viceroy and people being rich, et cetera.

My wheels are running. My investments are local, r... -Al-Waleed bin Talal

My wheels are running. My investments are local, regional and international.

The potential for Twitter is spectacular and great... -Al-Waleed bin Talal

The potential for Twitter is spectacular and great.

King Abdullah is a reformer.... -Al-Waleed bin Talal

King Abdullah is a reformer.

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.

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.

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.

I'm not panicking, and I'm not scared, I've been through the Gulf War, the Asia crisis, and the Russian crisis.

Actually, King Abdullah, under his supervision and guidance, has established a dialogue in Saudi Arabia whereby all the population, whether Shiite or Sunnis from north, south, west or east, they can get together and exchange their views.

If the United States has to accept the U.N. resolutions, we have to generalize it across the board. We can't just pick and choose where we impose and accept the U.N. resolution and don't accept them. U.N. Resolution 242 is very clear and states very clearly that Israel has to go back to the borders of the pre-war of 1967.

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.

We're getting hurt, but I'm a long-term investor.... -Al-Waleed bin Talal

We're getting hurt, but I'm a long-term investor.

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.

Our Palestinian brethren continue to be slaughtered at the hands of Israelis while the world turns the other cheek.

Clearly, as a CEO, you have other functions that a... -Al-Waleed bin Talal

Clearly, as a CEO, you have other functions that are managed by other people.

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.

Nowadays, anyone who cannot speak English and is incapable of using the Internet is regarded as backward.

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.

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.

I'm telling you, you can't compare Saudi Arabia to... -Al-Waleed bin Talal

I'm telling you, you can't compare Saudi Arabia to other countries.

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