“Risk is the ultimate differentiator. I have always had a deep and complex relationship with it. I am not a reckless person, but taking risks is really the only way to consistently achieve above-average returns—in life as well as in… — Sam Zell Copy Share Image
“Shortly before we closed the deal, Randy Michaels and Terry Jacobs, who were running Jacor, came to me to finance the acquisition of a… — Sam Zell Copy Share Image
My single biggest financial concern is the loss of the dollar as the reserve currency. I can't imagine anything more disastrous to our country.… — Sam Zell Copy Share Image
The reality is that I need to be challenged and interested, as long as the risk and reward is in line. — Sam Zell Copy Share Image
The question is not do you take money out of stocks and put it into real estate, or the reverse. There's so much money… — Sam Zell Copy Share Image
Just by being private, the culture will change. We won't be forced to make decisions that are 90 days in relevance. — Sam Zell Copy Share Image
I've always been called a professional opportunist, and in the future I'm open to anything. We've spent a lot of time offshore, looking at… — Sam Zell Copy Share Image
Interest rates are going to go up because employment is going to go up. If employment goes up, then our apartments get filled. And… — Sam Zell Copy Share Image
In my case, if one out of five opportunities is interesting enough to work on, maybe one in five of those ends up being… — Sam Zell Copy Share Image
When you got a demand issue it's hard to imagine the stock market at an all-time high. — Sam Zell Copy Share Image
When all is said and done, what must be remembered is a newspaper is a business. It used to be a fabulous business that… — Sam Zell Copy Share Image
If you could find a major city that actually had a functioning, good public school system, you should buy all the real estate. — Sam Zell Copy Share Image
