I was an economics major in college, and every summer after school, I would drive my car from California, from Claremont men's college at the time, to New York. And I worked on Wall Street.

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I love the ability to work with very good managers, and to provide the right...

I love the ability to work with very good managers, and to provide the right...

It's one of the most important things at the end of the day, being able...

It's one of the most important things at the end of the day, being able...

I always like to refer managers in corporate America as the renters of the corporate...

I always like to refer managers in corporate America as the renters of the corporate...

But once you buy a company, you are married. You are married to that company.

But once you buy a company, you are married. You are married to that company.

It's not just buying the company. Sure, we picked the right companies, and we picked...

It's not just buying the company. Sure, we picked the right companies, and we picked...

If you have something at risk, you think differently.

If you have something at risk, you think differently.

The trouble, in my opinion, with corporate America today, is that everything is thought of...

The trouble, in my opinion, with corporate America today, is that everything is thought of...

You only have one thing to sell in life, and that's yourself.

You only have one thing to sell in life, and that's yourself.

So I picked a field where I had a little exposure. Where I thought I...

So I picked a field where I had a little exposure. Where I thought I...

Look, don't congratulate us when we buy a company, congratulate us when we sell it....

Look, don't congratulate us when we buy a company, congratulate us when we sell it....

I thought at the time that I wanted to go into institutional sales, selling stocks...

I thought at the time that I wanted to go into institutional sales, selling stocks...

One, I love the creativity. I love the ability to create a capital structure that...

One, I love the creativity. I love the ability to create a capital structure that...

If we can just take a few companies, and use those as models, as examples,...

If we can just take a few companies, and use those as models, as examples,...

If you don't have integrity, you have nothing. You can't buy it. You can have...

If you don't have integrity, you have nothing. You can't buy it. You can have...

If you build that foundation, both the moral and the ethical foundation, as well as...

If you build that foundation, both the moral and the ethical foundation, as well as...

I have, in my partner George Roberts, a person who is the most wonderful man...

I have, in my partner George Roberts, a person who is the most wonderful man...

I've been in a hurry all my life. I've been in a hurry to succeed,...

I've been in a hurry all my life. I've been in a hurry to succeed,...

I want people who will stand up to me. People who are not afraid to...

I want people who will stand up to me. People who are not afraid to...

As I said there is nothing wrong with failing. Pick yourself up and try it...

As I said there is nothing wrong with failing. Pick yourself up and try it...