Philip Anschutz

I'm better not operating at center stage.

— Philip Anschutz

The NFL should come to L.A.

— Philip Anschutz

Oil and gas was an up-and-down business, at best.

— Philip Anschutz

All I have ever done in my life is work.

— Philip Anschutz

Am I crazy? My opponents say I am, but I disagree.

— Philip Anschutz

We will be in the railroad business, first and foremost.

— Philip Anschutz

Hardly a week goes by that I don't get opportunities to buy a hotel.

— Philip Anschutz

Both the Anschutz Foundation and I contribute to numerous organizations that pursue a wide range of causes.

— Philip Anschutz

I'm not in the practice commonly of writing checks just for the fun of writing them.

— Philip Anschutz

I've been in the deal-making business for almost 50 years now. I've made a lot of them.

— Philip Anschutz

It's important to have your back to the wall. It makes you think outside the box.

— Philip Anschutz

If I have a reputation for anything, it's for keeping a low profile.

— Philip Anschutz

I've always believed I could create the circumstances to succeed.

— Philip Anschutz

I don't mix business with anything. I don't do business dinners. I don't do business tennis. And I don't do business squash.

— Philip Anschutz

Furthermore, I don't believe you have to be quite that competitive to compete effectively. Beyond a certain point, all that bearing down…

— Philip Anschutz

We will continue to set the standards in the industries in which AEG operates, bringing our unique vision and development model to…

— Philip Anschutz

Some of the early speculation I saw in the press was that I am a rail fan. I'm not. This is not…

— Philip Anschutz

Four or five years ago I decided to stop cursing the darkness - I had been complaining about movies and their content…

— Philip Anschutz

In Denver, if you get a reputation for being too competitive, people don't want to play with you or do business with…

— Philip Anschutz

My gift to the Elton John Foundation is intended to emphasize that we support freedom of all people to live their lives…

— Philip Anschutz

If we can make some movies that have a positive effect on people's lives and on our culture, that's enough for me.

— Philip Anschutz

Long a student and admirer of the American West, its history, its art, its culture, its cast of personalities, I'm aware that…

— Philip Anschutz

We are fortunate to employ a wealth of diverse individuals throughout our family of companies, all of whom are important to us…

— Philip Anschutz

There is nothing magic. We own 100-percent interests of venues around the world and partial interests of ventures around the world. We…

— Philip Anschutz

I must have had an early leaning toward business. Not that I had an understanding of this when I was 10 years…

— Philip Anschutz

It doesn't do any good to sit on the sidelines all the time.

— Philip Anschutz

Take action. When you take action, you can create the outcome.

— Philip Anschutz

The world is full of nice hotels, but it is not full of great hotels.

— Philip Anschutz

Why do you keep calling me 'Billionaire Philip Anschutz?' My mother never called me 'Billionaire.'

— Philip Anschutz

I unequivocally support the rights of all people without regard to sexual orientation.

— Philip Anschutz

It must operate at a profit. You can't have any structure, especially not a long-term one, that does not have under it…

— Philip Anschutz

My friends think I'm a candidate for a lobotomy, and my competitors think I'm naive or stupid or both. But you know…

— Philip Anschutz

Adversity is a huge advantage - as long as you think of it as an advantage - because it helps you do…

— Philip Anschutz

There's always a point that if you go forward you win, sometimes you win it all, and if you go back you…

— Philip Anschutz

People want to do authentic things. They want to go horseback riding, fishing, shooting or searching for turtle nesting spots on the…

— Philip Anschutz

Nothing communicates with the people who make real decisions in Hollywood like spending your own money and showing that you can make…

— Philip Anschutz

In New York, the expectation seems to be that everyone will play his absolute hardest, be ultra-competitive, do anything necessary to win.

— Philip Anschutz

Sexuality is among the most personal of issues, and it has never been my intent to weigh in on people's private lives.

— Philip Anschutz

Frankly, there are better things for me to invest in than these hotels. Stewards are really needed for these kind of properties…

— Philip Anschutz

From the very first days of AEG, my vision has been to tie together world class real estate development structured around entertainment…

— Philip Anschutz