James Packer Quotes

I have done stupid with a lot of zeros on the end of it. I know what it looks like.

My worst investment decision so far is to lend money to friends. So far, it has all come to zero.

I regret the Pro Fit investment because I didn't know that I was dealing with people who were more concerned about the exposure than fixing their business.

One of my first investments was $100,000 in a Web-based calendar startup - and I lost every dollar.

I think the reality is that, that money was probably badly spent.

You might have a worry that's so stupid it just peters out by itself, like a bad investment.

I told you to sell it, not give it away.

Losing other people's money was terrible.

I did donate to Nixon. The biggest damn fool mistake I ever made.

I spent all my money on a FAX machine. Now I can only FAX collect.

If you were approaching the TARP investments from a pure investment standpoint, then there's no doubt in my mind the taxpayer lost, and probably lost big.

I invested all my money in debt.

Today I bought two lottery tickets, because I had a feeling that it would be now or never - they were both blanks. So I am not going to be rich after all. Nothing at all to be done about it.

Unfortunately, I was not wise enough to listen to her advice, and hastily married. In a few weeks, I had occasion to repent of the step I had taken, as the report proved true - a report which I thought justified, and indeed required, our separation.

I realized I made a big mistake and if I could have it over again, I would do it so much differently.

I wasn't a financial pro, and I paid the price.

We sunk everything into it. It came close to going under several times.

I did go bankrupt because everybody copied me - every single industry. But genuinely, it doesn't matter. I swear I don't care.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

The truth is that most small businesses will not succeed and you need to be emotionally prepared for this.

A fool and his money are lucky enough to get together in the first place.

The lottery is a tax on stupid people.

Just because we have made a bad commitment doesn't mean we should make the mistake of trying to carry it out.

When I was young and foolish, and I had no money, I bought myself the carcass of a Jaguar E-Type. It was a rust bucket. I spent all my university savings trying to fix the car. I never did, and I finally sold it to recover at least part of my investment.

'The Whole Truth' was a mistake.