Look, don't congratulate us when we buy a company, congratulate us when we sell it. Because any fool can overpay and buy a company, as long as money will last to buy it.
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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
I really went there because it was very strong in economics and political science, and those were the two areas that I wanted to focus my future on.
Henry Kravis
Since we formed the firm in 1976, we've bought some 38 different companies, and we spent about 65 billion, buying these different companies.
Henry Kravis
But once you buy a company, you are married. You are married to that company.
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As I said there is nothing wrong with failing. Pick yourself up and try it again. You never are going to know how good you really are until you go out and face failure.
Henry Kravis
So I picked a field where I had a little exposure. Where I thought I could have an enormous challenge, and have a chance to really do some good, to be a pioneer in an area, and not just be like everyone else.
Henry Kravis
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