Every year, I speak to our new associates and give them this advice, although in my own words. 'This isn't like school,'… — Stephen A. Schwarzman Copy Share Image
After years of studying French in school, one of my professors said he'd really appreciate it if I didn't take any more… — Stephen A. Schwarzman Copy Share Image
I've always been comfortable with people who run things, whether it was the principal of my high school or the president of… — Stephen A. Schwarzman Copy Share Image
I grew up in a small town outside Philadelphia and went to the local high school, where I ran track all four… — 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
