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Al-Waleed bin Talal
Al-Waleed bin Talal

Al-Waleed bin Talal is a renowned businessman and investor from Saudi Arabia. Born on March 7, 1955, he is the founder of Kingdom Holding Company, a major investment firm in the Middle East. He is recognized for his significant role in the Saudi Arabian business sector and his global investments. more

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“The Western Idea of practice is to acquire a skill. It is very much related to your work ethic, which enjoins us to endure struggle or boredom now in return for future rewards. The Eastern idea of practice, on the other hand, is to create the person, or rather to actualize or reveal the complete person who is already there.... Not only is practice necessary to art, it is art.”