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Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum quotes
Does running water stop when it reaches a rock? Of course not. It turns either left or right, and continues its way. Likewise, a positive person is confident that no challenge will stand in the way of achieving his or her goal.
— Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Flashes of Thought
Everybody starts small. We all begin life as a single cell. Every business starts as one person with an idea. How fast you go, how far you get, is in your hands. The bigger your vision, the bigger your achievement will be. Will you stumble on the way? Perhaps, but we cannot let fear keep us small. We have to be brave to be big.
— Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Flashes of Thought
We may not live for hundreds of years, but the products of our creativity can leave a legacy long after we are gone.
— Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Flashes of Thought
Creativity should be integral to everything that we do. Creativity should also be intrinsic to our personality, if excellence is what we seek.
— Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Flashes of Thought
The future does not wait for hesitant people. The more we achieve, the more we realise how much more we can achieve.
— Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Flashes of Thought
The ability to live in a stable, safe environment that gives us the opportunity to create, grow and nurture our talents is sadly denied to many in the world today. I am proud to be able to say – as a leader – I can offer this to my people.
— Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Life is an extraordinary gift some people appear not to appreciate. In every breath and scent, every touch and sight we are gifted by new experience and the chance to feel the richness of experience. Every sound we hear, from the song of a bird to the harshness of an angry voice, is a miracle.
— Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Flashes of Thought
Good governance is about nothing more or less than creating happiness. It really is that simple.
— Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Flashes of Thought
Every nation can harness the energy of its citizens, either towards constructive work to generate optimism and hope, or towards tensions, unrest and war.
— Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Flashes of Thought
Helping those less fortunate than us is a blessed opportunity to show thanks for the gifts of life that we ourselves enjoy.
— Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Flashes of Thought
I will never abandon one opportunity and wait for another. We have not reached the goal we are striving for. What you see now is nothing compared to our vision…just tiny parts of what lies ahead.
— Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Change or you will be changed: leaders who neglect the good of their people will be forsaken. Leadership is a service, not a gateway to privilege.
— Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Flashes of Thought
I believe that positive energy and optimism help us to take up any challenge in life and to succeed in even the most difficult tasks. I also believe that positive energy is contagious: we can transmit it to others.
— Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Flashes of Thought
Without a vision to guide our path, and without ambition that knows no limits, we can never build a bright future for generations to come.
— Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Simplicity starts in the heart, away from negativity and pessimism.
— Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Flashes of Thought
Every single achievement you make, every single life you change and every single skill you acquire brings you one step closer to becoming a better leader. Every day you can improve the leader in you to become a better person and a greater leader.
— Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Flashes of Thought
A true leader does not derive power from his position, but from his ethics, from people’s love for him, and from his knowledge, education and excellence in his field of work.
— Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Flashes of Thought
The race for excellence has no finish line.
— Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, رؤيتي
To take risk and fail is not a failure. Real failure is to fear taking any risk
— Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Flashes of Thought
An easy life does not make men, nor does it build nations. Challenges make men, and it is these men who build nations.
— Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Flashes of Thought
With each new day in Africa, a gazelle wakes up knowing he must outrun the fastest lion or perish. At the same time, a lion stirs and stretches, knowing he must outrun the fastest gazelle or starve. It’s no different for the human race. Whether you consider yourself a gazelle or a lion, you have to run faster than others to survive.
— Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Most people talk; we do things. They plan; we achieve. They hesitate; we move ahead. We are living proof that when human beings have the courage and commitment to transform a dream into reality, there is nothing that can stop them.
— Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
My mother, may her soul rest in peace, shaped my personality; thanks to her, I have acquired many values, good traits and skills.
— Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
My theory on life is that life is beautiful. Life doesn’t change. You have a day, and a night, and a month, and a year. We people change – we can be miserable or we can be happy. It’s what you make of your life.
— Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
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