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

A real entrepreneur is somebody who has no safety net underneath them.

One, I love the creativity. I love the ability to create a capital structure that is appropriate for a company, no matter what field it happens to be in.

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

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.

If you have something at risk, you think differently.

If you build that foundation, both the moral and the ethical foundation, as well as the business foundation, and the experience foundation, then the building won't crumble.