Quotes Henry Kravis

And make sure that capital structure we have in place is the...

As I said there is nothing wrong with failing. Pick yourself...

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

I always like to refer managers in corporate America as the ...

I have, in my partner George Roberts, a person who is the mo...

I love the ability to work with very good managers, and to p...

I really went there because it was very strong in economics ...

I thought at the time that I wanted to go into institutional...

I want people who will stand up to me. People who are not af...

I was an economics major in college, and every summer after ...

I'm looking for people who are bright, have the highest ethi...

I've been in a hurry all my life. I've been in a hurry to su...

If we can just take a few companies, and use those as models...

If you build that foundation, both the moral and the ethical...

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

If you have something at risk, you think differently....

In hindsight, I wouldn't trade it for anything. It's been ju...

It's not just buying the company. Sure, we picked the right ...

It's one of the most important things at the end of the day,...

Look, don't congratulate us when we buy a company, congratul...

Maybe its because my father was so successful in a totally d...

My father wanted me to go into the oil business. He was in t...

My next summer I worked in the research department of Goldma...

One, I love the creativity. I love the ability to create a c...

Our job really begins the day we buy the company, and we sta...