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title: "1 Grade 100 Quotes By Stephen A. Schwarzman"
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> [Every year, I speak to our new associates and give them this advice, although in my own words. 'This isn't like school,' I tell them, 'where you want to get your hand in the air and give an answer quickly.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-a-schwarzman/every-year-i-speak-to-our-new-associates-and-give-them-this-advice/)

[Stephen A. Schwarzman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-a-schwarzman/)

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## More by Stephen A. Schwarzman

> [It's important that we educate Americans about how hedge funds and private equity play completely different roles.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-a-schwarzman/it-s-important-that-we-educate-americans-about-how-hedge-funds-and/)

[Stephen A. Schwarzman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-a-schwarzman/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-a-schwarzman/the-biggest-mistake-i-ve-seen-people-make-with-their-careers-is-when/)

[Stephen A. Schwarzman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-a-schwarzman/)

> [The best investments are the easiest ones to approve.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-a-schwarzman/the-best-investments-are-the-easiest-ones-to-approve/)

[Stephen A. Schwarzman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-a-schwarzman/)

> [The language skill in the U.S. for the most part has been awful. Many Americans don't learn any foreign language.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-a-schwarzman/the-language-skill-in-the-u-s-for-the-most-part-has-been-awful-many/)

[Stephen A. Schwarzman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-a-schwarzman/)

> [Always, always make good on what you say.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-a-schwarzman/always-always-make-good-on-what-you-say/)

[Stephen A. Schwarzman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-a-schwarzman/)

> [I chose to start Schwarzman Scholars because I saw the potential for the world to become focused and unhappy with China, in large part…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-a-schwarzman/i-chose-to-start-schwarzman-scholars-because-i-saw-the-potential-for/)

[Stephen A. Schwarzman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-a-schwarzman/)

> [Education around entrepreneurship should start early, at secondary level, and be very robust by college level.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-a-schwarzman/education-around-entrepreneurship-should-start-early-at-secondary/)

[Stephen A. Schwarzman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-a-schwarzman/)

> [This country, of course, needs fundamental reform of our financial regulatory system, as I, and many other financial institution executives, have publicly advocated for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-a-schwarzman/this-country-of-course-needs-fundamental-reform-of-our-financial/)

[Stephen A. Schwarzman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-a-schwarzman/)

> [When I was much younger, I realized that when I was handling something very large, and I was on my own doing that, that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-a-schwarzman/when-i-was-much-younger-i-realized-that-when-i-was-handling-something/)

[Stephen A. Schwarzman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-a-schwarzman/)

> [I love things that cost nothing that have great results.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-a-schwarzman/i-love-things-that-cost-nothing-that-have-great-results/)

[Stephen A. Schwarzman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-a-schwarzman/)

> [In the Catholic schools, they spend much less money than the public schools, and they get amazing results. Private schools spend much more money…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-a-schwarzman/in-the-catholic-schools-they-spend-much-less-money-than-the-public/)

[Stephen A. Schwarzman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-a-schwarzman/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-a-schwarzman/i-can-t-micromanage-what-anybody-pays-or-doesn-t-pay-but-the-concept/)

[Stephen A. Schwarzman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-a-schwarzman/)

> [Ironically, when a bunch of very smart people are sitting around a table for hours trying to figure out whether they should do something,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-a-schwarzman/ironically-when-a-bunch-of-very-smart-people-are-sitting-around-a/)

[Stephen A. Schwarzman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-a-schwarzman/)

> [Every day should be a good day. People fool themselves that they'll be here forever.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-a-schwarzman/every-day-should-be-a-good-day-people-fool-themselves-that-they-ll-be/)

[Stephen A. Schwarzman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-a-schwarzman/)

> [In a financial crisis, only the Fed, as the lender of last resort, might stand between our economy and financial catastrophe. We must leave…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-a-schwarzman/in-a-financial-crisis-only-the-fed-as-the-lender-of-last-resort-might/)

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