During my freshman year at Cornell, I joined my dorm's intramural football team. At the first practice, upper classmen pointed out I was tall, so I should try playing QB. Well half an hour later, it was abundantly clear that… — David Einhorn Copy Share Image
After my undergraduate, I've written a thesis that was in the government department, but largely, it turned out almost an economic type of thesis. And I was very interested in that, and I wanted to go get a Ph.D. in… — 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
