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> [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 opportunities in real estate outside the United States.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-zell/i-ve-always-been-called-a-professional-opportunist-and-in-the-future/)

[Sam Zell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-zell/)

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## Other authors on Opportunist

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## More by Sam Zell

> [“Shortly before we closed the deal, Randy Michaels and Terry Jacobs, who were running Jacor, came to me to finance the acquisition of a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-zell/shortly-before-we-closed-the-deal-randy-michaels-and-terry-jacobs-who/)

[Sam Zell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-zell/)

> [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.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-zell/my-single-biggest-financial-concern-is-the-loss-of-the-dollar-as-the/)

[Sam Zell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-zell/)

> [The reality is that I need to be challenged and interested, as long as the risk and reward is in line.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-zell/the-reality-is-that-i-need-to-be-challenged-and-interested-as-long-as/)

[Sam Zell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-zell/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-zell/the-question-is-not-do-you-take-money-out-of-stocks-and-put-it-into/)

[Sam Zell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-zell/)

> [Just by being private, the culture will change. We won't be forced to make decisions that are 90 days in relevance.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-zell/just-by-being-private-the-culture-will-change-we-won-t-be-forced-to/)

[Sam Zell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-zell/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-zell/i-ve-always-been-called-a-professional-opportunist-and-in-the-future/)

[Sam Zell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-zell/)

> [Interest rates are going to go up because employment is going to go up. If employment goes up, then our apartments get filled. And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-zell/interest-rates-are-going-to-go-up-because-employment-is-going-to-go/)

[Sam Zell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-zell/)

> [In my case, if one out of five opportunities is interesting enough to work on, maybe one in five of those ends up being…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-zell/in-my-case-if-one-out-of-five-opportunities-is-interesting-enough-to/)

[Sam Zell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-zell/)

> [When you got a demand issue it's hard to imagine the stock market at an all-time high.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-zell/when-you-got-a-demand-issue-it-s-hard-to-imagine-the-stock-market-at/)

[Sam Zell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-zell/)

> [When all is said and done, what must be remembered is a newspaper is a business. It used to be a fabulous business that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-zell/when-all-is-said-and-done-what-must-be-remembered-is-a-newspaper-is-a/)

[Sam Zell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-zell/)

> [Everyone likes pussy. It's un-American not to like pussy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-zell/everyone-likes-pussy-it-s-un-american-not-to-like-pussy/)

[Sam Zell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-zell/)

> [If you could find a major city that actually had a functioning, good public school system, you should buy all the real estate.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-zell/if-you-could-find-a-major-city-that-actually-had-a-functioning-good/)

[Sam Zell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-zell/)

> [“Risk is the ultimate differentiator. I have always had a deep and complex relationship with it. I am not a reckless person, but taking…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-zell/risk-is-the-ultimate-differentiator-i-have-always-had-a-deep-and/)

[Sam Zell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-zell/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-zell/the-single-biggest-issue-that-i-m-very-sensitive-to-is-inflation-i-m/)

[Sam Zell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-zell/)

> [I can’t imagine anything being more disastrous to our country than if the dollar lost its reserve-currency status.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-zell/i-can-t-imagine-anything-being-more-disastrous-to-our-country-than-if/)

[Sam Zell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-zell/)

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