I am the heart of the city and its people; the marker that defines Emaar’s ambition and Dubai’s shining dream.

-Exerpt from the Burj Khalifa buildings foundation poem.

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A feast is made for laughter, wine makes life merry, and money is the cure for all.

-Ecclesiastes 10:19

When it becomes serious, you have to lie

-Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the EU Commission

The wonderful thing about the way I was raised is that no one ever told me that I couldn’t do those things

-Elizabeth Holmes

Integrity, Communication, Respect, Excellence

-Values on the entrance lobby wall to Enron

Pain is the sudden rush of new information filling the gap that a moment ago was lack of knowledge.

-Jerry Seinfeld

Sometimes Science is a lot more Art than Science. A Lot of people don’t get that.

-Rick Sanchez C-137

You never want a serious crisis to go to waste… an opportunity to do things that you think you could not do before.

-Rahm Emanuel

The most important men in town would come to fawn on me! They would ask me to advise them, ….Posing problems that would cross a rabbi’s eyes! And it won’t make one bit of difference if i answer right or wrong. When you’re rich, they think you really know!

– Sheldon Harnick

Zugzwang

Zugzwang

is a situation found in chess and other games wherein one player is put at a disadvantage because they must make a move when they would prefer to pass and not move. The fact that the player is compelled to move means that their position will become significantly weaker.