If you don't have integrity, you have nothing. You can't buy it. You can have all the money in the world, but if you are not a moral and ethical person, you really have nothing. Henry Kravis buyethicalintegrity Change image and share on social
I've been in a hurry all my life. I've been in a hurry to succeed, and in a hurry to prove myself. Henry Kravis havehurrylife Change image and share on social
If you have something at risk, you think differently. Henry Kravis differentlyrisk Change image and share on social
In the '70s and '80s, what private equity did is it changed corporate America. It started holding companies accountable, and for the first time managers started thinking like owners. Henry Kravis 70s80saccountable Change image and share on social
But once you buy a company, you are married. You are married to that company. Henry Kravis buycompanymarry Change image and share on social
I was an economics major in college, and every summer after school, I would drive my car from California, from Claremont men's college at the time, to New York. And I worked on Wall Street. Henry Kravis californiacarclaremont Change image and share on social
It's one of the most important things at the end of the day, being able to say no to an investment. Henry Kravis dayendimportant Change image and share on social
I thought at the time that I wanted to go into institutional sales, selling stocks and bonds to institutions. In those days, which was the 1960s, the institutional salesman was making about $100,000 a year. I thought that was just an enormous amount of money. Henry Kravis 0001960samount share on social
It used to be that you would go in to see a CEO, and you would ask them, 'Is your company for sale?' and if they said 'No, we have no interest in selling,' that was sort of the end of the conversation. Henry Kravis ceocompanyconversation share on social
Giving back is something that comes from the heart to me. It's not that I do it because it's the right thing: I do it because I want do it. Henry Kravis backgiveheart Change image and share on social
