58 Quotes by Henry Kravis

If you have something at risk, you think differently.

If you build that foundation, both the moral and the ethical foundation, as well as the business foundation, and the experience foundation, then the building won't crumble.

I want people who will stand up to me. People who are not afraid to say exactly what's on their minds, even though that's probably not what I want to hear. That's what I want.

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

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

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.

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 assets, not the owners.

So I picked a field where I had a little exposure. Where I thought I could have an enormous challenge, and have a chance to really do some good, to be a pioneer in an area, and not just be like everyone else.