I love picking people. I started Blackstone, and we had no people, and now we have with our portfolio companies about 750,000 people all over the world. Everybody who is at a senior level has ultimately been picked by me. — Stephen A. Schwarzman Copy Share Image
It's important that we educate Americans about how hedge funds and private equity play completely different roles. — Stephen A. Schwarzman Copy Share Image
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… — Stephen A. Schwarzman Copy Share Image
The language skill in the U.S. for the most part has been awful. Many Americans don't learn any foreign language. — Stephen A. Schwarzman Copy Share Image
I chose to start Schwarzman Scholars because I saw the potential for the world to become focused and unhappy with China, in large part… — Stephen A. Schwarzman Copy Share Image
Education around entrepreneurship should start early, at secondary level, and be very robust by college level. — Stephen A. Schwarzman Copy Share Image
This country, of course, needs fundamental reform of our financial regulatory system, as I, and many other financial institution executives, have publicly advocated for… — Stephen A. Schwarzman Copy Share Image
When I was much younger, I realized that when I was handling something very large, and I was on my own doing that, that… — Stephen A. Schwarzman Copy Share Image
In the Catholic schools, they spend much less money than the public schools, and they get amazing results. Private schools spend much more money… — Stephen A. Schwarzman Copy Share Image
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… — Stephen A. Schwarzman Copy Share Image
