Louis Bacon Quotes

We know what we are. Our business is originating, distributing, and managing capital for individuals and institutions.

Wealth management businesses are capital light businesses.

When you are aspiring to the highest place, it is honorable to reach the second or even the third rank.

High expectations are the key to everything.

There's more honor in investment management than in investment banking.

I always wanted to be the best and to get the most out of myself.

I invested. I wanted to cushion the future. I'm a financial success!

Investing is for wealth preservation, not wealth creation, so first you have to make wealth.

We think that excellence in investing comes from focus.

I've always tried to set some kind of goal. I want to be better than anybody in the banking business, and when I ran the Highway Department in Georgia, I wanted it to be the best in the country. And of course, I have a high sense of public service.

We at Fidelity view ourselves just as much a financial information processing company as an investment management firm. That may not be too newsworthy.

For sure I want to achieve records.

I want to be one of the best.

Chasing greatness - it's what I'm about.

In the future, I see myself at the highest level. That's what I dream about.

Of course, I won't lie - I like to break records.

If you're not chasing gold, you're not really in a place where you should be competing.

Any time, as an athlete, you taste victory, you taste the top of the mountain, you want to get there again.

I'm not looking for hobbies, I'm looking for investments.

If you're going to be world-class, you have to focus.

Obviously I'm not to where Michael Jordan is, but trying to get to some level where he was and just striving for the best. That's what got me here.

You always want to aim high.

That is what I always do: try and perform well.

I think when you do anything at a high level, it's very difficult to just stop and do nothing.

Floyd has done a lot for me financially and has taught me a lot about business. He did great in making money during his career and he tells me a lot of what he's working on.