Customer Quotes by Stephen A. Schwarzman

11 Customer quotes by Stephen A. Schwarzman

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Stephen A. Schwarzman delivers eleven succinct observations about the customer, each reflecting his investment‑driven outlook. The collection offers a quick window into his approach to client focus.

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In 2014, Blackstone was the most profitable money manager in the world. I did not anticipate that.

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It's important that we educate Americans about how hedge funds and private equity play completely different roles.

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Down cycles are not fun. But they form the basis for enormous future profitability

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Markets tend to always overshoot when they get really ebullient.

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I've lived through periods of illiquidity before. Asset prices come down. The economy slows or even goes into recession. Then the cycle…

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Sleeping at night is not a specialty of entrepreneurs. The entrepreneur who is sleeping soundly, something bad is happening to that person;…

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In a financial crisis, only the Fed, as the lender of last resort, might stand between our economy and financial catastrophe. We…

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We need sobriety, rationality, and civility in the discussions on the regulation of financial institutions so that the banks can return in…

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One of the rules I've learned is that struggling to try and think your way into making an investment is usually the…

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The concept of fair value accounting is correct and useful, but the application during periods of crisis is problematic. It's another one…

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Doing a me-too business, because it's you - the only person who cares about that is you. The market doesn't care if…

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

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Always, always make good on what you say.

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I chose to start Schwarzman Scholars because I saw the potential for the world to become focused and unhappy with China, in large part…

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

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This country, of course, needs fundamental reform of our financial regulatory system, as I, and many other financial institution executives, have publicly advocated for…

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