Not every rider is a horseman and not every horseman is a knight.

I want Dubai to be a place where everybody from all over the world meets each other, don't think of fighting or hate, just love it, enjoy their sport, and that's it.

There is no Dubai and Abu Dhabi; we are one. Whoever doesn't understand this should do their homework before they start talking. We will be there for each other when we need it.

Dubai will never settle for anything less than first place.

Opportunities are made, they do not just lie around waiting for someone to grab them.

An easy life does not make men, nor does it build nations. Challenges make men, and it is these men who build nations.

The race for excellence has no finish line.

Try to achieve the impossible and direct your people to ways of achieving it.

There is a wide knowledge gap between us and the developed world in the West and in Asia. Our only choice is to bridge this gap as quickly as possible, because our age is defined by knowledge.

We should always be practical, realistic and optimistic.

No one in the Emirates is above the law and accountability.

I tell you solemnly, that I have many times tried to become an insect. But I was not equal even to that. I swear, gentlemen, that to be too conscious is an illness- a real thorough-going illness.

Some people weren't made for love.

Charter boats are like books with no covers.

A grandchild is a miracle, but a renewed relationship with your own children is even a greater one.

The best way to rise in society is to use all possible means of persuading people that one has already risen in society.

Things that I was writing for Wham! were a strong indication of what my future album would be like. But most people got so lost in our image and found it pretty repulsive.

One of the main effects of war, after all, is that people are discouraged from being characters.

Men who try to do something and fail are infinitely better than those who try to do nothing and succeed.

I have nothing but scorn for all weird ideas other than my own.

I think it's very much a matter between Barbara Walters and ABC.