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I like creating new things.
I'm a consistent little person.
I love houses. I'm not sure why.
There are no patents in finance.
Paid leave is worth every penny.
I don't control the political world.
I've learned that all investments have risk.
Next to my mom, I'm actually a shrinking violet.
We have limited time, and we have to maximize it.
Live life intensely - I've always believed in that.
I like things with upside. That's how you make money.
As long as you're excellent, things work out for you.
The best investments are the easiest ones to approve.
If I get angry, it's obvious. I don't have to say much.
Sometimes, success in life is knowing one's limitations.
I love things that cost nothing that have great results.
Public service is a core value for people of my generation.
Some of the people in finance touch enormous parts of the economy.
I didn't get to be successful by letting people hurt Blackstone or me.
China is an indomitable force, and they have a commitment for excellence.
We're so overregulated as a country that we just crushed our productivity.
Blackstone is not really a business per se. It's a mission to be the best.
Blackstone is a major client of many of the largest banks around the world.
Down cycles are not fun. But they form the basis for enormous future profitability
Every day should be a good day. People fool themselves that they'll be here forever.
You can't grow unless your banking system is expanding and you are extending credit.
I think people have to read more and learn more about what's going on internationally.
Washington, D.C., puts enormous burdens on people who, at the end of the day, are just humans.
It's wonderful to learn about new cultures and to be able to travel easily to so many countries.
To the extent that I can add value and make my country a better place, that's a good thing to do.
Being reasonably direct about what you're doing, being comfortable, is the best way to do things.
I have no first-strike capability. I never choose to go into battle first. But I won't back down.
In 2014, Blackstone was the most profitable money manager in the world. I did not anticipate that.
As you have more resources in life, it's your obligation to deploy those for the benefit of others.
My biggest job really is to figure other people out. I need to understand what makes a person tick.
My father was very bright. My mother had enormous drive. Put that together, and that's my gene pool.
I always felt uncomfortable with real estate because buildings don't move, and neighborhoods change.
When deals go wrong, you have no one else to blame, so you yell at yourself, and you yell at others.
The library helps lower- and middle-income people - immigrants - get their shot at the American dream.
In the charitable world, I find myself giving to large projects that I think can make a large-scale impact.
My personal taxes are 53% of my taxable income. That's 36% on the federal level and 17% for state and local.
I'm not feeling undertaxed. Tax reform is an important issue. You have to have an inherent sense of fairness.
Education around entrepreneurship should start early, at secondary level, and be very robust by college level.
The language skill in the U.S. for the most part has been awful. Many Americans don't learn any foreign language.
Dodd-Frank has disproportionately burdened community banks, despite their having no role in the financial crisis.
It's important that we educate Americans about how hedge funds and private equity play completely different roles.
Inaccurate analysis produces faulty insights and bad decisions - which lead to losing a tremendous amount of money.
I grew up in a small town outside Philadelphia and went to the local high school, where I ran track all four years.
It's a great privilege to be asked to help the country - even if it occasionally comes with some degree of criticism.
There's usually room in the theme parks business for efficiencies on the cost side and new investment, which drives traffic.