Warren Stephens Quotes

Chasing revenues that don't have good earnings doesn't help us or shareholders one lick.

I am not going to opt for a short-term view for a 206-year-old institution like the SBI.

Whatever you do needs to be sustainable over time, and taking the money in the short term and taking it in a bubble - like buying an Internet stock in 2000 - may not be sustainable.

Getting to profitability does not mean all our problems are solved.

Keep your shop, and your shop will keep you.

One way to mitigate our risk is to invest in companies with understandable business models.

I'm not somebody who is going to build something for a few years, sell it, and then go off and just have fun.

I have learned that nothing is certain except for the need to have strong risk management, a lot of cash, the willingness to invest even when the future is unclear, and great people.

It's important to choose initial investors who are not twitchy and rushing for an exit. Wall Street's quarter-by-quarter lens may make the CEO make sub-optimal long-term decisions.

I truly believe that the combination of a strong top line together with a strong bottom line is what makes for a sustainable business.

If I get a lucky win, it is difficult to sustain that over time, so we have to maintain a style.

I think the model of the Championship should be reconsidered, because the turnover of owners, keep changing all the time every one, two, three years, is not really healthy system for the fans, for the clubs - this is because it is really not sustainable to stay in the Championship.

Investors need to get rewarded for their investment, especially in unstable countries.

It is madness to make fortune the mistress of events, because by herself she is nothing and is ruled by prudence.

Suning Appliance has no problem of financial risk. Do you think I'm risky? I'm definitely not risky.

Our goal is not to produce immediate results. We've been tasked with producing long-term results. That means that there's more risk in any individual thing we take on. But we still aspire to a strong return on investment.

The trick is to make sure you don't die waiting for prosperity to come.

Learn as many mistakes and what not to do while your business or product is small. Don't be in such a hurry to grow your brand. Make sure that you and the market can sustain any bumps that may occur down the road.

Only buy something that you'd be perfectly happy to hold if the market shut down for 10 years.

In my day job, I worry non-stop about making wise investments for long-term gains.

You make the right decision for the long run. You manage for the long run, and you continue to move to higher value. That's what I think my job is.

For Gazprom, 2015 is turning out auspiciously. We already see the possibility for additional investments in our investment program.

We need to keep investing in economic and homeland security. We need to bank on the right kind of economic development. We need to embrace opportunities, but with the right kind of safeguards.

We want to be a secure investment, a little bit like a bond.

If you invest in something a little more expensive with longevity, you'll use it more.