It's not just buying the company. Sure, we picked the right companies, and we picked the right management and, most importantly, we've given them the right incentive to perform.

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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...

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...

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,...

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...

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.

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 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,...

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 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...

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...

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 was an economics major in college, and every summer after school, I would drive...

I was an economics major in college, and every summer after school, I would drive...

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.

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...

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...

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....

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...

If you have something at risk, you think differently.

If you have something at risk, you think differently.

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...