Stephen A. Schwarzman Quotes

In any investment, you expect to have fun and make money.

The higher the risk, the higher the reward.

You must spend money to make money.

If there is megabucks in anything, it’s probably going to happen.

I could persuade a millionaire on a Friday to subsidize a revolution for Saturday out of which he would make a huge profit on Sunday even though he was certain to be executed on Monday.

Anything you get involved with, you are supposed to make money.

There's no such thing as wealth without risk.

Bigger risk equals bigger reward.

I'm not looking to double my money with one golden opportunity.

I think when you invest a lot, you earn your rewards.

Our investors are here for only one reason: great returns. They want to make money.

The mandate that I got from my investors is to invest. So far, we are on the right track, and it is the right formula to invest in Indonesia.

I like to invest in companies where I can really add value from my experience, network, etc., so checking out my portfolio of other investments, and my background, will generally give some guidance there.

I don't particularly like equities, but I think equities are a better space to be in than bonds.

The investor of today does not profit from yesterday's growth.

I never lost money by turning a profit.

You know, capital isn't patriotic. Capital goes to where it needs to go to get a return.

In any business opportunity, you'd be looking, probably, primarily at the risk and return. Some business can be very risky with a low return; what you want is the lowest risk with the biggest return.

I have invested in the stock market since I was very young.

We make a series of investments, some will pan out and some won't.

When it comes to money, the best investments were probably the ones I did not make.

I am not criticizing investing in the stock market; I am an investor.

Investing is a business where you can look very silly for a long period of time before you are proven right.

I'm not emotional about investments. Investing is something where you have to be purely rational and not let emotion affect your decision making - just the facts.

I mean, anything that money can be made off will never be a problem to make, no matter what it is.