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As the world has become more ...

As the world has become more predatory and aggressive, my impression is that the investment banking business has moved from being relationship-oriented to being increasingly transaction-oriented.

Stephen Schwarzman 11 quotes

The biggest mistake I've seen...

The biggest mistake I've seen people make with their careers is, when they're good, after two or three years - and they happen to be smart - they announce that they're going out to start their own firm.

Stephen Schwarzman 11 quotes

Deals really have to do with ...

Deals really have to do with the overlap of what one side wants and the other side wants, and it's really just the discovery of where that overlap is and how you decide to get there.

Stephen Schwarzman 11 quotes

Education around entrepreneur...

Education around entrepreneurship should start early, at secondary level, and be very robust by college level.

Stephen Schwarzman 11 quotes

The language skill in the U.S...

The language skill in the U.S. for the most part has been awful. Many Americans don't learn any foreign language.

Stephen Schwarzman 11 quotes

Paid leave is worth every pen...

Paid leave is worth every penny.

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I'm pretty good on my feet. I...

I'm pretty good on my feet. I'm pretty decent at bobbing and weaving, but there's only so long you can bob and weave when you don't have a good base.

Stephen Schwarzman 11 quotes

Blackstone is not really a bu...

Blackstone is not really a business per se. It's a mission to be the best.

Stephen Schwarzman 11 quotes

Dodd-Frank has disproportiona...

Dodd-Frank has disproportionately burdened community banks, despite their having no role in the financial crisis.

Stephen Schwarzman 11 quotes

The library helps lower- and ...

The library helps lower- and middle-income people - immigrants - get their shot at the American dream.

Stephen Schwarzman 11 quotes

What you find when you live i...

What you find when you live in the United States, you live in the West, is that when somebody fails, it's never their fault. They always like to blame somebody other than themselves for a failure.

Stephen Schwarzman 11 quotes

My biggest job really is to f...

My biggest job really is to figure other people out. I need to understand what makes a person tick.

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Every day should be a good da...

Every day should be a good day. People fool themselves that they'll be here forever.

Stephen Schwarzman 11 quotes

After years of studying Frenc...

After years of studying French in school, one of my professors said he'd really appreciate it if I didn't take any more French.

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It's wonderful to learn about...

It's wonderful to learn about new cultures and to be able to travel easily to so many countries.

Stephen Schwarzman 11 quotes

When you lose control of risk...

When you lose control of risk at a financial institution, you do a variety of unfortunate credit extensions or purchases - and all of a sudden, you've blown up your business.

Stephen Schwarzman 11 quotes

I don't feel like a wealthy p...

I don't feel like a wealthy person. Other people think of me as a wealthy person, but I don't. I feel the same as when I was a fifth-year associate trying to make partner at Lehman Brothers. I haven't changed.

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Part of China's strategic pla...

Part of China's strategic planning is to make their universities among the top level of the world, and I think they understand you can't do that without the adoption of some of the principles of the great universities in the West; one of those is the ability to have free expression and discussion in the classroom.

Stephen Schwarzman 11 quotes

Most youth are lacking critic...

Most youth are lacking critical life skills that make them employable and, most importantly, able to keep a job - things like teamwork, decision-making, and time management.

Stephen Schwarzman 11 quotes

In life, you'll often find th...

In life, you'll often find that having influence and providing sound advice is a good thing, even if it attracts criticism or requires some sacrifice.

Stephen Schwarzman 11 quotes

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Два года назад отечественное телевидение столкнулось с беспрецедентной кадровой тектоникой — целая группа ярких и узнаваемых ведущих стремительно исчезла с экранов федеральных каналов. Эти лица долгие...

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