Jon Huntsman Jr. Quotes

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

We expect all our businesses to have a positive impact on our top and bottom lines. Profitability is very important to us or we wouldn't be in this business.

From that moment on, the newspaper became a highly lucrative investment for those with a talent for making money or for publishers wanting to gain a fortune.

This nation's elected leaders owe all Americans the duty of formulating an Iraqi policy based on sound analysis of the actual facts.

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

In the marathon obstacle course of a career, it's just good to have all the stats on paper for why you're not only a team player but also why it makes sense to support you in the projects you want to do - because you've made so much damned money for the studio.

It's not just buying the company. Sure, we picked the right companies, and we picked the right management and, most importantly, we've given them the right incentive to perform.

Entrepreneurs are risk takers, willing to roll the dice with their money or reputation on the line in support of an idea or enterprise. They willingly assume responsibility for the success or failure of a venture and are answerable for all its facets.

You know, a lot of people are just interested in, in building a company so they can make money and get out.

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.

If the books are selling, the money will follow.

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

Hollywood executives believe that money is both the be-all and end-all to the moviemaking process.

Every company has to identify what I call its strategic resources, and make sure that it grabs as much of its strategic resources as possible.

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.

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

We need investors who plant and grow, not reap and run.

This policy of containment is not a winning strategy. We need a policy to defeat and destroy ISIS once and for all.

I've invested a couple million into touring, and that's paid off.

Ideally, I want my films to work because I want the people who have invested their money to get back their investment and make profits too.

You have a big playbook when you know something is really a win.

Why would you give me so much money and not try to win? What on earth is the point of that? They have to be serious about winning going forward. There's no other logical explanation.

If you're looking for investment you've got to think about what the investor gets from being involved with your business. A lot of people think about what they're getting from their point of view but not about what the investor gets out of a deal.