I caught on to how to talk to sellers and convince them to sell to me on sweat equity. Little or no… — Robert Bigelow Copy Share Image
We are all born with an innate understanding of interpersonal equity - the idea that if you lend me your rake today,… — Jeffrey Kluger Copy Share Image
It's quite astonishing how much money people make in the hedge fund business and in the private equity field, and how well-off… — Kenneth Rogoff Copy Share Image
“In the past, only some of the males, but all of the females, were able to procreate. Equality is more natural for… — Nassim Nicholas Taleb Copy Share Image
In a world of businessmen and financial intermediaries who aggressively seek profit, innovators will always outpace regulators; the authorities cannot prevent changes… — Hyman Minsky Copy Share Image
Rewriting is the essence of writing well: it's where the game is won or lost. The idea is hard to accept. We… — William Zinsser Copy Share Image
Private equity firms aren't necessarily evil by definition. There are many stories of successful turnarounds fueled by private equity, often involving multiple… — Matt Taibbi Copy Share Image
We have introduced equity into our life, including a uniform educational system. We have also introduced a Bill of Rights, which is… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
Cities can be the engine of social equity and economic opportunity. They can help us reduce our carbon footprint and protect the… — Ban Ki-moon Copy Share Image
A good default, like Portugal or Greece, would be very good for the private equity business. — David Bonderman Copy Share Image
In any architecture, there is an equity between the pragmatic function and the symbolic function. — Michael Graves Copy Share Image
The equity of Providence has balanced peculiar sufferings with peculiar enjoyments. — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
CNN is not and never will abandon our first and fundamental brand equity, which is news and breaking news. — Jeff Zucker Copy Share Image
I feel that faith and feminism have a deep relationship to each other and that both are responses to the deep human… — Helen LaKelly Hunt Copy Share Image
Without equity, pandemic battles will fail. Viruses will simply recirculate, and perhaps undergo mutations or changes that render vaccines useless, passing through… — Laurie Garrett Copy Share Image
When you look at how men and women are living together, there are two processes at work. One, women are rising in… — Stephen Marche Copy Share Image
A low-cost index fund is the most sensible equity investment for the great majority of investors. My mentor, Ben Graham, took this… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
“Justice is the state that exists when there is equity, balance, and harmony in relationships and in society. Injustice is the state… — Ken Wytsma Copy Share Image
Bond investors want growth much like equity investors, and to the extent that too much austerity leads to recession or stagnation then… — Bill Gross Copy Share Image
We really wake up every day trying to build businesses. That is the goal of private equity. It's a misnomer out there… — Stephen Pagliuca Copy Share Image
I'm fascinated how owning something, especially something as big as a home, can affect your political leanings. Home ownership spawns thoughts of… — Kirby Wright Copy Share Image
Basic fairness and equity demand that the color of your collar should not dictate if you receive a bail-out or get bailed… — John Fetterman Copy Share Image
Our philosophy has been to be fiscally conservative, so we can be operationally aggressive. We're not using borrowed money to grow. So… — Wayne Huizenga Copy Share Image
Whenever I buy a painting, someone invariably says, "Oh, what a great investment." And I hate that reaction. To me, it's a… — Lars Ulrich Copy Share Image
The desire to punish is a desire that emanates from a place of equality and justice. The lesson I feel that we… — Chris Hayes Copy Share Image
