My parents are nice people, and they also made a point to have dinner as a family every night. — David Einhorn Copy Share Image
For one thing, Greenlight only hires nice people. By that, I don't mean that we avoid hiring jerks. I mean we actively look to hire people who are nice. — David Einhorn Copy Share Image
On my best days, I fancy myself a combination of Dad's persistence/patience and Mom's toughness/skepticism. — David Einhorn Copy Share Image
In an industry that celebrates personal sacrifice as a symbol of commitment, you might not consider 'making sure everyone gets home for dinner' to… — David Einhorn Copy Share Image
I rooted for the Milwaukee Brewers and its stars, Robin Yount and Paul Molitor. I went to a lot of games, including the World… — David Einhorn Copy Share Image
Ive got a fantasy-baseball team with my brother. But I have to admit, he does all the work. — David Einhorn Copy Share Image
I worked in investment banking for two years. I was in a program where they kind of just owned you. And you - I… — David Einhorn Copy Share Image
When you leave a good job to go off on your own and don't expect to make money for a while, you name the… — David Einhorn Copy Share Image
We believe in constructing the portfolio so that we put our biggest amount of money in our highest-conviction idea, and then we view the… — David Einhorn Copy Share Image
We never invent new reasons to continue with a position when the original reasons are no longer available. — David Einhorn Copy Share Image
There's more at risk in what happens in Microsoft than I could ever bet on a poker table. — David Einhorn Copy Share Image
Most of the time, when someone tells you something, and it makes sense, it just makes sense. And that's that. But sometimes it really… — David Einhorn Copy Share Image
Both poker and investing are games of incomplete information. You have a certain set of facts and you are looking for situations where you… — David Einhorn Copy Share Image
I've got a fantasy-baseball team with my brother. But I have to admit, he does all the work. — David Einhorn Copy Share Image
A 99% Value-at-Risk calculation does not evaluate what happens in the last one percent... This is like an airbag that works all the time,… — David Einhorn Copy Share Image
One of the best investors around, Joel Greenblatt, has written a popular, charming and funny book about investing in great companies at low P/E… — David Einhorn Copy Share Image
What do you call a stock that's down 90%? A stock that was down 80% and then got cut in half. — David Einhorn Copy Share Image
