105 Quotes by Stephen A. Schwarzman

Doing a me-too business, because it's you - the only person who cares about that is you. The market doesn't care if it's you. The market is pretty much being served. You better have something that the world doesn't have, because even then, you might screw it up through your own ineptitude and inexperience.

Sometimes, success in life is knowing one's limitations.

To the extent that I can add value and make my country a better place, that's a good thing to do.

Some of the people in finance touch enormous parts of the economy.

The concept of fair value accounting is correct and useful, but the application during periods of crisis is problematic. It's another one of those unintended consequences of making a rule that's supposed to be good that turns out the other way.

I like things with upside. That's how you make money.

I think people have to read more and learn more about what's going on internationally.

The language skill in the U.S. for the most part has been awful. Many Americans don't learn any foreign language.

The Internet has turned everybody into a global person, whether they know it or not.