105 Quotes by Stephen A. Schwarzman

One of the rules I've learned is that struggling to try and think your way into making an investment is usually the best way to not have a great outcome.

I chose to start Schwarzman Scholars because I saw the potential for the world to become focused and unhappy with China, in large part because of the populism that was growing throughout the world.

I was in an interdisciplinary major - which was a new thing then - which was psychology, sociology, anthropology, and biology, which is really sort of the study of the human being.

As you have more resources in life, it's your obligation to deploy those for the benefit of others.

When society starts moving in a way that becomes very negative, whether it's in the West or any other place, I've always found that it's very useful to have people around who actually know what's happening.

It's important that we educate Americans about how hedge funds and private equity play completely different roles.

Don't go into something you actually don't know much about, in the hopes that you're going to get really financially successful and rewarded... even though people think you're, like, terrific.

Blackstone is not really a business per se. It's a mission to be the best.

The biggest mistake I've seen people make with their careers is, when they're good, after two or three years - and they happen to be smart - they announce that they're going out to start their own firm.