Joe Grant Quotes

The business end of business has never interested me.

I think good private equity investors create a lot more economic value than they destroy.

We adopted a focused strategy of core businesses in Citicorp that play to our unique historic strengths as a global bank that will provide strong growth and attractive returns over the long-term... And we've identified non-core assets we have shed.

Business is all about risk taking and managing uncertainties and turbulence.

Follow sound business trends, not fashion trends.

The Jews had, as a matter of fact, long been all along the most ingenious entrepreneurs. It was only our own future that we had never built upon a business basis.

I'm a businessman, and what I know is numbers and business.

Business, numbers, negotiations, all that stuff I wouldn't go near.

You just can't get too focused on worrying about what's going to happen in the next quarter. You have to worry about where the business is headed long-term.

The dominance of short-term perspectives has led to routine decisions in the markets that sacrifice the long-term buildup of genuine value in pursuit of artificial, short-term gains.

Business is the systematic playing of games.

The successful entrepreneurs on the free market will be the ones most adept at anticipating future business conditions. Yet, the forecasting can never be perfect, and entrepreneurs will continue to differ in the success of their judgments. If this were not so, no profits or losses would ever be made in business.

I'm no dummy. I have a good sense of the business end of this game.

What we are doing is increasing our focus on cash flow, return on investment, and value creation.

I don't know how this industry works. There is no formula.

As a businessman, I know that businesses need certainty.

I propose that matchmaking should be approached like a corporate business venture. It can be risky, but I have discovered that the potential profits from acquisitions and mergers cannot be underestimated.

So I think you want to keep a keen eye on things. Grab it and go. Sure, you check your financials, but don't be afraid to take a jump. Learn the trends.

As a company, we are not interested only in investments.

All the businesses that I've been a part of throughout my fighting career have come out of a need.

I never expect business to be easy.

The most talented investors are animals solely focused on winning.

The economics of setting up a new restaurant are scary in good times and terrifying in bad ones.

My family never had a business background. We are artistes.

Our job is to find out what's the next thing that is going to be advantageous to us and contribute to winning.