Experience is making mistakes and learning from them. Bill Ackman experiencelearnmake Change image and share on social
Preserving the 30-year prepayable fixed-rate mortgage - it's like the bedrock of the housing system - is critical. Bill Ackman bedrockcriticalfix Change image and share on social
I'm an extremely, extremely persistent person. Extremely. And when I believe I am right, and it is important, I will go to the end of the earth. Bill Ackman earthendextremely Change image and share on social
Investing is a business where you can look very silly for a long period of time before you are proven right. Bill Ackman businessinvestlong Change image and share on social
I love what I do. I don't do it for the money. I work on behalf of investors that I like and want to do well for. I'm a competitive person. Bill Ackman behalfcompetitiveinvestor Change image and share on social
Herbalife: the customers are fictitious, the business opportunity is a scam, the university degree is a fraud. Bill Ackman businesscustomerdegree Change image and share on social
I think the hedge-fund industry has taken a reputational turn for the worse, this dog-eat-dog stuff. I'm not just talking about Herbalife or J. C. Penney, but in other situations where the media really focuses on who's long and who's short. I don't think it's a good thing for the industry. Bill Ackman badlydogeat share on social
If you think of the typical Herbalife distributor and their level of sophistication, to this day I still don't understand the marketing plan - true story. Bill Ackman daydistributorherbalife Change image and share on social
If you look at the great frauds of all time, Enron had that phantom trading floor. What Herbalife has is it has phantom or fictitious customers. Bill Ackman customerenronfictitious Change image and share on social