For future geopolitical stability and global prosperity, we need to build a culture of greater trust and understanding between China, America and the rest of the world.
From Stephen A. Schwarzman
It's wonderful to learn about new cultures and to be able to travel easily to so many countries.
My father was very bright. My mother had enormous drive. Put that together, and that's my gene pool.
I've lived through periods of illiquidity before. Asset prices come down. The economy slows or even goes into recession. Then the cycle re-starts. We buy at lower prices with less leverage.
If I get angry, it's obvious. I don't have to say much.
I love picking people. I started Blackstone, and we had no people, and now we have with our portfolio companies about 750,000 people all over the world. Everybody who is at a senior level has ultimately been picked by me.
I'm concerned with China growing at double or triple the rate of the West, that there will be tensions. One needs to do something to start addressing misunderstandings and frustration.
The library helps lower- and middle-income people - immigrants - get their shot at the American dream.
My biggest job really is to figure other people out. I need to understand what makes a person tick.
I'm not feeling undertaxed. Tax reform is an important issue. You have to have an inherent sense of fairness.
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