Paul Tudor Jones Quotes

Profits in business always depend on the rate of interest: the higher the interest, the higher the rate of profit required.

Money would be no object when compared with the value of the acquisition.

I hope that my investment into Atomico will become my best financial investment to date.

The film is not a success until it makes money. It's only good when there's a dollar figure attached to the box office.

As a rule, bond funds will not double your money overnight.

Google Ventures has a direct financial incentive to ensure the companies we invest in succeed.

Anything that won't sell, I don't want to invent. Its sale is proof of utility, and utility is success.

My work on human capital began with an effort to calculate both private and social rates of return to men, women, blacks, and other groups from investments in different levels of education.

It's a sin to have your films not to make money.

It does seem fair to give them the option of a better return.

If you can't define a winning exit strategy for the American people, where we somehow come out ahead, then we're wasting our money, and we're wasting our strategic resources.

That's the value of a college education... I don't know anywhere in the world where you can make an investment and make that kind of return.

If you're an investor who wants a little bit more from the capital-appreciation side of things, but still likes this concept of getting 'paid by the company,' then we would tell that investor to pursue shareholder yield.

If you can't make 40% on your money in Russia, you're a fool.

I put £150,000 into the stage production of Grease and have got back £1.5 million so far. It has been a fantastic success.

Efficiency innovations provide return on investment in 12-18 months. Empowering innovations take 5-10 years to yield a return. We have ample capital - oceans of capital - that is being reinvested into efficiency innovation.

Producers are not gamblers. They want a good return on their investment.

If the books are selling, the money will follow.

My movies make a profit, but obviously not a fortune.

When I see people laughing at ideas and companies we have backed, I smile. It means we are going to make a lot of money on that investment.

Venture capitalists are professional money managers. We are provided capital to invest as long as we can return it to our investors with a strong return in a reasonable amount of time. A strong return is three times cash on cash. A reasonable amount of time is ten years max.

Now in a way, money is money, and if it's going to increase our audience, that's fine.

I've had such a great track record in making a huge profit when the movies are smaller.

Returns matter a lot. It's our capital.

Education's net economic benefits are greater than many other investments.