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.

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.

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.

The trouble, in my opinion, with corporate America today, is that everything is thought of in quarters.

A real entrepreneurs who do not need protection nets underneath

Any fool can buy a company; just pay enough

If you don't have integrity, you have nothing. You can't buy it.