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"Every one of us is going to die eventually, but we as a species will stick around for a while. That’s why I think accumulating money, fame or power is irrelevant. Serving humanity is the only thing that really matters in the long run."

"In my 20 years of managing discussion platforms, I noticed that conspiracy theories only strengthen each time their content is removed by moderators. Instead of putting an end to wrong ideas, censorship often makes it harder to fight them."

"Earlier this week, Hamas used w:Telegram (software) to warn civilians in Ashkelon to leave the area ahead of their missile strikes. Would shutting down their channel help save lives — or would it endanger more lives?”"

"I’m turning 41, but I don’t feel like celebrating."

"In today’s world, governments cannot create the future on their own; it is important to involve everyone including the private sector, the youth, international partners and others in creating policies.""

"As we seek to optimize the potential of Globalization 4.0, the era where technology and globalization are seamlessly intertwined, we are moving away from an age of innovation and towards the Age of Imagination."

"Its cooperation with the UN and other relevant bodies affirms its commitment to sharing its successful government experiences and expertise, he further added while pointing out that the UAE is ready to share its knowledge with African countries."

"The UAE, since its establishment, has adopted a noble mission and performed a pivotal role in creating and spreading hope around the region, most notably among the youth and future generations."

"The impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has forced governments to adopt practices for consolidating future approaches and accelerating the implementation of innovative solutions."

"Our job as a government is not to just govern; we are designers. Either we design a good future or a bad future. Leadership is about vision, wisdom, and action."

"The most important resource we had when we started was human potential. Our job is to unleash that potential—whether Emirati or global talent—so they can build, innovate, and thrive."

"What matters at the end of the day is human dignity. A government's role is to build a system that ensures human dignity, stability, and prosperity for its people."

"The biggest thing we have built is not just cities, airports, or infrastructure—it is a society where people from all backgrounds coexist in the heart of the Middle East in peace and harmony."

"We live in a tough neighborhood and must continue to be a beacon of change and hope in the region for the good of our youth and societies."

"We are in the business of creating hope for our region. Our model is homegrown, built on stability, ambition, and the belief that the future is ours to design."

"A government should not just manage a country—it should design a future. The success of the UAE is not an accident; it is the result of vision, leadership, and relentless effort."

"In the 1960s, while Russia and the United States were sending humans to space, we had no running water, no universities. When the UAE was founded in 1971, we had only 45 university graduates and barely any infrastructure. But with vision, leadership, and determination, we transformed our nation. Today, we are not just catching up—we are helping build the next international space station."

"Looking down from his office, Gergawi points to a six-lane highway below that runs as one of the major arteries through Dubai, a road pulsing with late model cars in a city that is now home to the world’s busiest airport, many of its best-known companies, and one of the most remarkably diverse and international communities on the planet. (An estimated 89 percent of UAE residents are noncitizens.)"

"Dubai is dedicated in its efforts to be the city of the future – and the DFA is just one such effort. H.E. Mohammad bin Abdullah Al Gergawi, Minister of the UAE Cabinet Affairs and the Future, and Vice Chairman of Dubai Future Foundation, says that the aim of the program is to “co-create solutions to global challenges and then share them with the world.”"

"Sheikh Mohammed’s realm includes a blossoming financial center, regional headquarters for global brands, mega shopping malls, amusement parks, a world-class airline and an airport to go with it, luxurious hotels that play host to 7 million tourists annually and the world's largest man-made islands. "What he is trying to do," says confidant Mohammed al-Gergawi, "is to build an Arab and Muslim success story.""

"His Highness asked Mohammad Al Gergawi to build a state-of-the-art campus on a artificial lake with four office buildings to house the technology companies that Dubai hoped to entice to rent those offices. instead of paying for it from the Dubai budget, Sheikh Mohammed asked Al Gergawi to seek a commercial bank loan for the project. he told him that he wanted Internet City to be built and operated-required to perform-like a private sector investment, Al Gergawi managed to obtain $54 million from HSBC."

"The New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Dubai Development and Investment authority (DDIA), to develop the Middle East's first commodity future exchange in the Emirate. The NYMEX and the DDIA agreed to "jointly explore, in the coming months, the development of the Dubai Mercantile Exchange (DME)”, the chairman of the authority Mohammad Al Gergawi said."

"Opportunity is the key to stability. We don’t have unemployment here because we attract the best talent and create an environment where people can excel."

"His Highness Sheikh Mohammad bin Rashid had an insight. He foresaw the internet revolution in its earliest days, and it was that vision, which put our national economy on the path to become a globally recognised knowledge economy."

"We believe that we in the UAE and in Dubai have a mission. This region needs a puller from its misery. There is tremendous conflict. There is a lot of hatred, sectarian war, religious war, ethnic cleanses, refugees. We see the story. Then you come to Dubai."

"We stand at the very outset of vast changes, and are not yet able to predict the impact of the technological revolution. The issue we are dealing with is bigger than any particular aspect like cyber security, privacy, or economic changes. Digital technology will affect every aspect of human life. This will be a new era for humanity."