On my best days, I fancy myself a combination of Dad's persistence/patience and Mom's toughness/skepticism. — David Einhorn Best 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… — David Einhorn Culture 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… — David Einhorn Bad Copy Share Image
Ive got a fantasy-baseball team with my brother. But I have to admit, he does all the work. — David Einhorn Baseball 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… — David Einhorn Done 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… — David Einhorn Firm 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… — David Einhorn Believe Copy Share Image
We never invent new reasons to continue with a position when the original reasons are no longer available. — David Einhorn Continue Copy Share Image
There's more at risk in what happens in Microsoft than I could ever bet on a poker table. — David Einhorn Bet 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… — David Einhorn Make 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… — David Einhorn Both 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 Admit Copy Share Image
A 99% Value-at-Risk calculation does not evaluate what happens in the last one percent... This is like an airbag that works all… — David Einhorn Accidents Copy Share Image
One of the best investors around, Joel Greenblatt, has written a popular, charming and funny book about investing in great companies at… — David Einhorn Book Copy Share Image
What do you call a stock that's down 90%? A stock that was down 80% and then got cut in half. — David Einhorn Cutting Copy Share Image
My parents are nice people, and they also made a point to have dinner as a family every night. — David Einhorn Dinner Copy Share Image
Texas hold 'em is all about folding and waiting for that time that comes up every hour or two where you actually… — David Einhorn About Copy Share Image
I spent most of high school working on the debate team, probably at some expense to my grades. Being a member of… — David Einhorn Analysis Copy Share Image
Obviously, I wasn't expecting Wall Street to be a laid-back place. I was prepared for hard work. Sadly, much of the work… — David Einhorn Hard Copy Share Image
“Some have observed that naming a sports arena is a good way to identify short-sale candidates.” — David Einhorn Copy Share Image
During my freshman year at Cornell, I joined my dorm's intramural football team. At the first practice, upper classmen pointed out I… — David Einhorn Abundant Copy Share Image
Microsoft could help Facebook with one of the biggest challenges, namely monetizing its traffic without reducing the user's experience. It's obvious that… — David Einhorn Challenges Copy Share Image
You have a certain set of facts and you are looking for situations where you have an edge, whether the edge is… — David Einhorn Certain Copy Share Image
With poker, you have a resolution of the hand within a couple of minutes. Whereas, even if the thought process in investing… — David Einhorn Decision Copy Share Image
