Asset Control Quotes

In the struggle between capital and labor, more often than not capital has won, because the real source of value for most companies has historically been the hard assets that they owned and controlled.

I've been buying real estate because it's an asset I can control, that I could finance extremely cheaply if I chose to. I do not choose to; I buy my real estate in cash. I'm not interested in making money on it. I just want to keep my money safe.

I believe that we should own the fruits of our labor and the assets of our creations.

Ownership is a sine qua non of sustainable development.

We built it. We paid for it. It’s ours.

This is how the Russians have operated for years - they get the goods on people and then they can get you to do what they want. This is how someone like Donald Trump could be turned into a Russian asset.

The government in Russia does not tell me what to do with my assets.

Year after year the Banker's slice of the world's asset baskets has been growing and growing. The Banker has become almighty.

Ownership is a very complex judicial concept.

We do not view the company itself as the ultimate owner of our business assets but instead view the company as a conduit through which our shareholders own assets.