#mo

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

#extremism #fight #governments #israel #logic

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. ↗

— Al-Waleed bin Talal

#balanced #believe #cause #east #government

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. ↗

— Al-Waleed bin Talal

#arab countries #been #countries #defeat #ended

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. ↗

— Al-Waleed bin Talal

#biggest #company #dominant #dominant force #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. ↗

— Al-Waleed bin Talal

#brands #common #companies #fields #four

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

#countries #demand #growth #high #like

Those people behind the mosque have to respect, have to appreciate and have to defer to the people of New York. The wound is still there. Just because the wound is healing you can't say, 'Let's just go back to where we were pre-9/11. ↗

— Al-Waleed bin Talal

#back #because #behind #defer #go

Do I regret taking the company public? Yes and no. Yes, because it put us under enormous pressure for a young company to go public at that point in its history, something you never could have done in the old days. ↗

— David Talbot

#company #could #days #done #enormous

Even more important maybe, or equally more important at least, is they don't have to scrap for a living. ↗

— David Talbot

#even #important #least #living #maybe

I don't think Fox News or Rush Limbaugh need Clinton it turns out. I think there's a hunger out there for - whether it's on the left or right - a more lively and provocative type of political journalism. I think Salon and Fox on the other side have both benefited from that. ↗

— David Talbot

#both #clinton #fox #fox news #hunger