Sheikh Zayed Al Nahyan > Quotes

“قيل للشيخ زايد رحمه الله بأن 85% من الامارات عماله وافده. فقال: ان الرزق رزق الله الله, والمال مال الله, والارض ارض الله, والفضل فضل الله, والخلق خلق الله, ومن توكل على الله اعطاه الله, ومن يبينا حياه الله.

Sheikh Zayed Al Nahyan was told that 85% of the workforce in the UAE is made up of expatriate workers, he said: The livelihood is from God, the money is God's, the land is God's, the grace is God's, we are all God's creation, and he who has trusted God will never be failed, and those who come to us are welcome”
― Sheikh Zayed Al Nahyan

“He who does not know his past cannot make the best of his present and future, for it is from the past that we learn.”
― Sheikh Zayed Al Nahyan

“Arab oil can never be dearer than Arab blood.”
― Sheikh Zayed Al Nahyan

“The real asset of any advanced nation is its people, especially the educated ones, and the prosperity and success of the people are measured by the standard of their education.”
― Sheikh Zayed Al Nahyan

“Wealth is not money. Wealth lies in men. This is where true power lies, the power we value. This is what has convinced us to direct all our resources to building the individual, and to using the wealth which God has provided us in the service of the nation.”
― Sheikh Zayed Al Nahyan

“Islam desists violence practised by terrorists who kill their brethren and commit all despicable actions under the shelter of religion. Islam dissociates itself strictly from these people and their actions.”
― Sheikh Zayed Al Nahyan

“Our system of government is based on our religion, and is what our people want. Should they seek alternatives, were are ready to listen to them. We are all in the same boat, and they are both captain and crew.”
― Sheikh Zayed Al Nahyan

“The new generation should be aware of the suffering of his ancestors. This awareness will provide them with drive, firmness and solidity in order to complete the epic of construction and development initiated by our fathers and ancestors. This odyssey of accomplishments and contributions is an embodiment of our national ambitions after decades of disarray, backwardness and deprivation.”
― Sheikh Zayed Al Nahyan

“On land and in the sea, our fore-fathers lived and survived in this environment. They were able to do so because they recognised the need to conserve it, to take from it only what they needed to live, and to preserve it for succeeding generations.”
― Sheikh Zayed Al Nahyan

“Islam affords women their rightful status, and encourages them to work in all sectors, as long as they are afforded appropriate respect.”
― Sheikh Zayed Al Nahyan

“Our life at present on the blessed soil of our country is a triumph over the pains of the past and the harshness of its conditions.”
― Sheikh Zayed Al Nahyan