Giving back is something that comes from the heart to me. It's not that I do it because it's the right thing:… — Henry Kravis Back Copy Share Image
In the large buy out space, which is where we (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) focus our efforts, there are relatively few firms with… — Henry Kravis Acquire Copy Share Image
A real entrepreneur is somebody who has no safety net underneath them. — Henry Kravis Business Copy Share Image
The trouble, in my opinion, with corporate America today, is that everything is thought of in quarters. — Henry Kravis America Copy Share Image
As I said there is nothing wrong with failing. Pick yourself up and try it again. You never are going to know… — Henry Kravis Faces Copy Share Image
Look, don't congratulate us when we buy a company, congratulate us when we sell it. Because any fool can overpay and buy… — Henry Kravis Any Copy Share Image
One, I love the creativity. I love the ability to create a capital structure that is appropriate for a company, no matter… — Henry Kravis Ability Copy Share Image
I love the ability to work with very good managers, and to provide the right incentives for them, and truly become a… — Henry Kravis Ability Copy Share Image
It used to be that you would go in to see a CEO, and you would ask them, 'Is your company for… — Henry Kravis Ask Copy Share Image
To understand KKR, I always like to say, don't congratulate us when we buy a company. Any fool can buy a company.… — Henry Kravis Business Copy Share Image
Our industry expertise (at KKR) enables the firm not only to make better investment choices but also to win the confidence of… — Henry Kravis Bases Copy Share Image
But once you buy a company, you are married. You are married to that company. — Henry Kravis Business Copy Share Image
We've got a portfolio of companies that range all the way from hotels to television stations and cable TV companies, oil and… — Henry Kravis Bored Copy Share Image
It's one of the most important things at the end of the day, being able to say no to an investment. — Henry Kravis Able Copy Share Image
I've been in a hurry all my life. I've been in a hurry to succeed, and in a hurry to prove myself. — Henry Kravis Life Copy Share Image
If you don't have integrity, you have nothing. You can't buy it. — Henry Kravis Ethical Copy Share Image
And make sure that capital structure we have in place is the right capital structure. I think that's the reason that we've… — Henry Kravis Reason Copy Share Image
I want people who will stand up to me. People who are not afraid to say exactly what's on their minds, even… — Henry Kravis Mind Copy Share Image
It's not just buying the company. Sure, we picked the right companies, and we picked the right management and, most importantly, we've… — Henry Kravis Business Copy Share Image
Quite frankly, the financial community has to improve its image. The financial community has to be much more transparent than it is. — Henry Kravis Community Copy Share Image
I have, in my partner George Roberts, a person who is the most wonderful man in the world to me. He's like… — Henry Kravis Being real Copy Share Image
