105 Quotes by Stephen A. Schwarzman

Always, always make good on what you say.

When I was much younger, I realized that when I was handling something very large, and I was on my own doing that, that my breathing rate would increase, and that would affect my ability to think as well as I normally would. So when that starts happening, I slow down.

I love things that cost nothing that have great results.

Markets tend to always overshoot when they get really ebullient.

As the world has become more predatory and aggressive, my impression is that the investment banking business has moved from being relationship-oriented to being increasingly transaction-oriented.

Paid leave is worth every penny.

Preparing youth for employment requires training that is demand-driven to meet the needs of companies and ensure that young people are taught marketable skills.

Dodd-Frank has disproportionately burdened community banks, despite their having no role in the financial crisis.

I'm pretty good on my feet. I'm pretty decent at bobbing and weaving, but there's only so long you can bob and weave when you don't have a good base.