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

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Well, clearly Apple is a role model of the American innovation whereby it produced all these products - iPod, iPhone, iPad - that are really now dominating all the technology arena in the world.

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.