"As you have more resources in life, it's your obligation to deploy those for the benefit of others." — Stephen A. Schwarzman

As long as you're excellent, things work out for you.

Ironically, when a bunch of very smart people are sitting around a table for hours trying to figure out whether they should do something, that tends to not necessarily lead to the best results.

The best investments are the easiest ones to approve.

One of the rules I've learned is that struggling to try and think your way into making an investment is usually the best way to not have a great outcome.