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George Roberts Quotes
20 quotes from George Roberts — Co-founder of KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts), one of the world's largest private equity firms..
“I think to be a good investor, you have to have enough imagination to realize… what does the future look [like]?… That's number one. Number two: I think you have to develop a sense of people.”
“It's individuals that make the difference in a good investment or a bad one, at least in my experience, and getting that right and being able to relate to people or make some judgments on people are far more important than all the financial analysis that young people do today.”
“You have to have enough imagination to realize where the puck might be going, not to where it is or where it's been.”
“You make an investment in a company, and you let management own part of that business where they didn't own it before. And all of a sudden, the business did better.”
“Today you need far more skills than what we had in 1976. You need to be able to not only do the analysis right, but you really need to be able to figure a way, before you make an investment, how are you going to create value.”
“It's not what you don't know that gets you in trouble. It's what you know for sure that just ain't so.”
“Our business is really making investments in companies and making them better.”
“If you own a house you take better care of it than when you rent it. It's not real complicated.”
“I've always found that the way to reduce stress in your life is to focus on things you can control.”
“You have to have vision, moral courage and you have to have the people who you want to follow you believe that you care more about their success than you do your own. If you get those three things right, then you're going to do well.”
“I think to be a good investor, you have to have enough imagination to realize… what does the future look [like]?… That's number one. Number two: I think you have to develop a sense of people.”
“It's individuals that make the difference in a good investment or a bad one, at least in my experience, and getting that right and being able to relate to people or make some judgments on people are far more important than all the financial analysis that young people do today.”
“You have to have enough imagination to realize where the puck might be going, not to where it is or where it's been.”
“You make an investment in a company, and you let management own part of that business where they didn't own it before. And all of a sudden, the business did better.”
“Today you need far more skills than what we had in 1976. You need to be able to not only do the analysis right, but you really need to be able to figure a way, before you make an investment, how are you going to create value.”
“It's not what you don't know that gets you in trouble. It's what you know for sure that just ain't so.”
“Our business is really making investments in companies and making them better.”
“If you own a house you take better care of it than when you rent it. It's not real complicated.”
“I've always found that the way to reduce stress in your life is to focus on things you can control.”
“You have to have vision, moral courage and you have to have the people who you want to follow you believe that you care more about their success than you do your own. If you get those three things right, then you're going to do well.”