987 Quotes About Levels

I can't swim at the level I used to. I had to retire because of an injury to my shoulder.

And when you realize that you form the events of your life in the same way, you will learn to take hold of your entire consciousness in whatever aspect it shows itself in this life. Through all of this you must realize that you are not powerless. Remember, also, that this life is a dimension of experience and reality even if it is, in contrast, a dream in a higher level of reality in which you have your larger consciousness.

This was a no-brainer, ... When it came down to it, I said to myself, Hey, you can still play, you can still play at a high level and you still enjoy playing. Why not play?

Every level that I have ever competed on, I have risen to the top.

I love picking people. I started Blackstone, and we had no people, and now we have with our portfolio companies about 750,000 people all over the world. Everybody who is at a senior level has ultimately been picked by me.

My personal taxes are 53% of my taxable income. That's 36% on the federal level and 17% for state and local.

Math and music are intimately related. Not necessarily on a conscious level, but sure.

All human interaction, you can break it down to incentives. All relationships, at some level, are transactional. They're fascinated with incentives.

My level of awkward makes everyone else feel normal