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.

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.

Dubai was founded on trade, not oil.

To take risk and fail is not a failure. Real failure is to fear taking any risk

The race for excellence has no finish line.

Competition always makes you stronger and better. Competition is feared only by the weak.

Good governance is about nothing more or less than creating happiness. It really is that simple.

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.

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.