Stephen A Schwarzman It’s a great privilege to be asked to help the country – even if it occasionally comes with some degree of criticism. – Stephen A Schwarzman
Stephen A Schwarzman Part of China’s strategic planning is to make their universities among the top level of the world, and I think they understand you can’t do that without the adoption of some of the principles of the great universities in the West; one of those is the ability to have free expression and discussion in the classroom. – Stephen A Schwarzman
Stephen A Schwarzman There’s usually room in the theme parks business for efficiencies on the cost side and new investment, which drives traffic. – Stephen A Schwarzman
Stephen A Schwarzman After years of studying French in school, one of my professors said he’d really appreciate it if I didn’t take any more French. – Stephen A Schwarzman
Stephen A Schwarzman I think people have to read more and learn more about what’s going on internationally. – Stephen A Schwarzman
Stephen A Schwarzman My first trip to China was 1990, and that was in a world where there were virtually no cars at all on the road, and everybody had bicycles. – Stephen A Schwarzman
Stephen A Schwarzman Ironically, when a bunch of very smart people are sitting around a table for hours trying to figure out whether they should do something, that tends to not necessarily lead to the best results. – Stephen A Schwarzman
Stephen A Schwarzman One of the rules I’ve learned is that struggling to try and think your way into making an investment is usually the best way to not have a great outcome. – Stephen A Schwarzman
Stephen A Schwarzman In the charitable world, I find myself giving to large projects that I think can make a large-scale impact. – Stephen A Schwarzman