We really wake up every day trying to build businesses. That is the goal of private equity. It's a misnomer out there that private equity profits by shrinking companies. In fact, it's just the opposite. Private equity creates value by… — Stephen Pagliuca Copy Share Image
I gave Mitt Romney some donations for his campaign because he was a friend, and friendship came first. I've always been a Democrat, and I've had different views than Mitt Romney. I'm not Mitt Romney, and I think people will… — Stephen Pagliuca Copy Share Image
The whole tax code should be looked at, all the way from farm subsidies to carried interest to - to corporate loopholes, because we… — Stephen Pagliuca Copy Share Image
We need someone in Washington who knows how to build jobs from the ground up. — Stephen Pagliuca Copy Share Image
I've made it clear that I'm not taking special interest PAC money or accepting donations from lobbyists - ever. I want to represent the… — Stephen Pagliuca Copy Share Image
Instead of being a teacher, I got a job with a company called Bain & Co., consulting firm, and they taught me how to… — Stephen Pagliuca Copy Share Image
We really wake up every day trying to build businesses. That is the goal of private equity. It's a misnomer out there that private… — Stephen Pagliuca Copy Share Image
One place I haven't made it to - mainly because it's so far away - is Australia, so I'd love to go there. I've… — Stephen Pagliuca Copy Share Image
I've probably done more venture capital deals and expansion financings than I have done private equity deals. But both are the same. Private equity… — Stephen Pagliuca Copy Share Image
I think business, government and unions have to work together, and the common enemies to the global economy. We're being beaten by the global… — Stephen Pagliuca Copy Share Image
I was an international tax specialist. Yeah, I was an international man of mystery and tax specialist. — Stephen Pagliuca Copy Share Image
I'm not for a temporary war tax. We're putting actual dollars in one way or the other, and so if we're gonna look at… — Stephen Pagliuca Copy Share Image
My father was a veteran and my mother a schoolteacher. They taught me the value of a good job and an honest day's work. — Stephen Pagliuca Copy Share Image
