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I grew up in the motel business, and it evolved into hotels.

What makes us unique is that we actually build things. Unlike most hotel companies who just manage and have no experience building, designing, and developing a hotel, we started off on the opposite track. We started off building. We're construction guys first and foremost.

I don't know anything about the hotel business.

Some of history's cleverest business minds understood the power of share platforms, from the aggressive titans who made fortunes building the nation's railroads, to Conrad Hilton, who created the first premier brand of international hotels.

If you're a person who says yes most of the time, you'll find yourself in the hotel business and the restaurant business.

I'm a hotel baby, absolutely: it's hard to think of a hotel I haven't stayed in.

I always wanted to start a public company and make a lot of money.

My new hotels will play a leading role in promoting world peace.

I often compare putting a hotel together to old-time movie production. You come up with a story line, you hire the writer, the director, the stars, the set designer.