Al-Waleed bin Talal

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.

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

King Abdullah is a reformer.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

I definitely believe that the so-called American decline is greatly exaggerated.

The potential for Twitter is spectacular and great.

It is very clear that the Republicans do not want to raise taxes.

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.

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

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 will always serve my country in any capacity, but I'm very happy with what I'm doing right now.

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

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.

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

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

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