Interest rates are going to go up because employment is going to go up. If employment goes up, then our apartments get filled. And if employment goes up, our office buildings get filled. The reality is that increased economic activity… — 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
“Risk is the ultimate differentiator. I have always had a deep and complex relationship with it. I am not a reckless person, but taking… — Sam Zell Copy Share Image
The single biggest issue that I'm very sensitive to is inflation. I'm very concerned that this extended period where the interest rates were quite… — Sam Zell Copy Share Image
I can’t imagine anything being more disastrous to our country than if the dollar lost its reserve-currency status. — Sam Zell Copy Share Image
