But once you buy a company, you are married. You are married to that company.

Our industry expertise (at KKR) enables the firm not only to make better investment choices but also to win the confidence of senior management and sellers, which has enabled us to purchase many companies on an exclusive basis.

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.

A real entrepreneurs who do not need protection nets underneath

I always like to refer managers in corporate America as the renters of the corporate assets, not the owners.

If you don't have integrity, you have nothing. You can't buy it. You can have all the money in the world, but if you are not a moral and ethical person, you really have nothing.