Stephen A. Schwarzman

The best investments are the easiest ones to approve.

— Stephen A. Schwarzman

As long as you're excellent, things work out for you.

— Stephen A. Schwarzman

I like things with upside. That's how you make money.

— Stephen A. Schwarzman

I love houses. I'm not sure why.

— Stephen A. Schwarzman

I like creating new things.

— Stephen A. Schwarzman

We have limited time, and we have to maximize it.

— Stephen A. Schwarzman

Always, always make good on what you say.

— Stephen A. Schwarzman

I'm a consistent little person.

— Stephen A. Schwarzman

To the extent that I can add value and make my country a better place, that's a good thing to do.

— Stephen A. Schwarzman

My father was very bright. My mother had enormous drive. Put that together, and that's my gene pool.

— Stephen A. Schwarzman

In the charitable world, I find myself giving to large projects that I think can make a large-scale impact.

— Stephen A. Schwarzman

If I get angry, it's obvious. I don't have to say much.

— Stephen A. Schwarzman

China is an indomitable force, and they have a commitment for excellence.

— Stephen A. Schwarzman

The library helps lower- and middle-income people - immigrants - get their shot at the American dream.

— Stephen A. Schwarzman

Washington, D.C., puts enormous burdens on people who, at the end of the day, are just humans.

— Stephen A. Schwarzman

Being reasonably direct about what you're doing, being comfortable, is the best way to do things.

— Stephen A. Schwarzman

Deals really have to do with the overlap of what one side wants and the other side wants, and it's really just…

— Stephen A. Schwarzman

Sleeping at night is not a specialty of entrepreneurs. The entrepreneur who is sleeping soundly, something bad is happening to that person;…

— Stephen A. Schwarzman

Dodd-Frank has disproportionately burdened community banks, despite their having no role in the financial crisis.

— Stephen A. Schwarzman

I'm concerned with China growing at double or triple the rate of the West, that there will be tensions. One needs to…

— Stephen A. Schwarzman

I'm not feeling undertaxed. Tax reform is an important issue. You have to have an inherent sense of fairness.

— Stephen A. Schwarzman

In life, you'll often find that having influence and providing sound advice is a good thing, even if it attracts criticism or…

— Stephen A. Schwarzman

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

Don't go into something you actually don't know much about, in the hopes that you're going to get really financially successful and…

— Stephen A. Schwarzman

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…

— Stephen A. Schwarzman

In a financial crisis, only the Fed, as the lender of last resort, might stand between our economy and financial catastrophe. We…

— Stephen A. Schwarzman

I love picking people. I started Blackstone, and we had no people, and now we have with our portfolio companies about 750,000…

— Stephen A. Schwarzman

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

I'm doing my sit-ups and watching CNBC. Suddenly, somebody starts talking about me on television... The business has gone into a weird…

— Stephen A. Schwarzman

The concept of fair value accounting is correct and useful, but the application during periods of crisis is problematic. It's another one…

— Stephen A. Schwarzman

Doing a me-too business, because it's you - the only person who cares about that is you. The market doesn't care if…

— Stephen A. Schwarzman

When I was much younger, I realized that when I was handling something very large, and I was on my own doing…

— Stephen A. Schwarzman

I don't control the political world.

— Stephen A. Schwarzman

I've learned that all investments have risk.

— Stephen A. Schwarzman

There are no patents in finance.

— Stephen A. Schwarzman

Next to my mom, I'm actually a shrinking violet.

— Stephen A. Schwarzman

Live life intensely - I've always believed in that.

— Stephen A. Schwarzman

Paid leave is worth every penny.

— Stephen A. Schwarzman

Down cycles are not fun. But they form the basis for enormous future profitability

— Stephen A. Schwarzman

I didn't get to be successful by letting people hurt Blackstone or me.

— Stephen A. Schwarzman