Success Quote by Al-Waleed bin Talal

"My wheels are running" is the kind of breezy self-mythology billionaires favor: motion as virtue, speed as proof of relevance. Al-Waleed bin Talal isn’t describing a commute; he’s advertising an operating system. The metaphor turns capital into kinetic energy, suggesting that money, properly handled, never rests. It’s a subtle rebuke to slower, older models of wealth based on land, inheritance, or domestic patronage. His brand is mobility.

The second sentence sharpens the pitch into a portfolio manifesto. "Local, regional and international" is a neat rhetorical escalator: it reassures the home audience (I’m invested here), signals geopolitical fluency to neighbors (I’m a Gulf player), and courts global legitimacy (I’m in the big leagues). The list also launders ambition into balance, implying diversification and prudence rather than raw expansion. No numbers, no sectors, no details - because the point is not disclosure. It’s aura.

Context matters. Al-Waleed rose as Saudi Arabia sought to project modernity through global finance, celebrity stakes, and high-visibility deals. In that environment, being everywhere is a form of soft power: international holdings aren’t just profit centers, they’re relationships, access, influence. The subtext is insurance, too. Spread across jurisdictions and markets, wealth becomes harder to contain - politically, economically, reputationally.

It’s a businessman’s version of diplomacy: keep the wheels turning so no single road can trap you.