Business is usually a team sport. There isn't one great person sitting there directing things. You can't run an effective business like… — Stephen A. Schwarzman Copy Share Image
There's usually room in the theme parks business for efficiencies on the cost side and new investment, which drives traffic. — Stephen A. Schwarzman Copy Share Image
Blackstone is not really a business per se. It's a mission to be the best. — Stephen A. Schwarzman Copy Share Image
Education around entrepreneurship should start early, at secondary level, and be very robust by college level. — Stephen A. Schwarzman Copy Share Image
As the world has become more predatory and aggressive, my impression is that the investment banking business has moved from being relationship-oriented… — Stephen A. Schwarzman Copy Share Image
I'm doing my sit-ups and watching CNBC. Suddenly, somebody starts talking about me on television... The business has gone into a weird… — Stephen A. Schwarzman Copy Share Image
Sleeping at night is not a specialty of entrepreneurs. The entrepreneur who is sleeping soundly, something bad is happening to that person;… — Stephen A. Schwarzman Copy Share Image
What I've found in being around political people is they're willing to negotiate their ideology somewhere around 5 percent. They believe that's… — Stephen A. Schwarzman Copy Share Image
We need to be able to identify and support young people who demonstrate interest and aptitude in entrepreneurship and business creation and… — Stephen A. Schwarzman Copy Share Image
When you lose control of risk at a financial institution, you do a variety of unfortunate credit extensions or purchases - and… — Stephen A. Schwarzman Copy Share Image
Doing a me-too business, because it's you - the only person who cares about that is you. The market doesn't care if… — Stephen A. Schwarzman Copy Share Image
It's important that we educate Americans about how hedge funds and private equity play completely different roles. — Stephen A. Schwarzman Copy Share
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… — Stephen A. Schwarzman Copy Share
The language skill in the U.S. for the most part has been awful. Many Americans don't learn any foreign language. — Stephen A. Schwarzman Copy Share
I chose to start Schwarzman Scholars because I saw the potential for the world to become focused and unhappy with China, in large part… — Stephen A. Schwarzman Copy Share
Education around entrepreneurship should start early, at secondary level, and be very robust by college level. — Stephen A. Schwarzman Copy Share
This country, of course, needs fundamental reform of our financial regulatory system, as I, and many other financial institution executives, have publicly advocated for… — Stephen A. Schwarzman Copy Share
When I was much younger, I realized that when I was handling something very large, and I was on my own doing that, that… — Stephen A. Schwarzman Copy Share
In the Catholic schools, they spend much less money than the public schools, and they get amazing results. Private schools spend much more money… — Stephen A. Schwarzman Copy Share
I can't micromanage what anybody pays or doesn't pay. But the concept that half of the public isn't involved with the income-tax system is… — Stephen A. Schwarzman Copy Share
Ironically, when a bunch of very smart people are sitting around a table for hours trying to figure out whether they should do something,… — Stephen A. Schwarzman Copy Share
Every day should be a good day. People fool themselves that they'll be here forever. — Stephen A. Schwarzman Copy Share
In a financial crisis, only the Fed, as the lender of last resort, might stand between our economy and financial catastrophe. We must leave… — Stephen A. Schwarzman Copy Share
