Steve Wynn Quotes (29 Quotes)

Money doesn't make people happy. People make people happy.

This is a record that was meant to be played live so I'm pretty excited about hitting the road and taking it to the stage.

If I complain about a traffic jam, I have no one to blame but myself.

Here we start with one question. 'Who are these people and what do they want' The answer controls everything we do. We respond to the emotional and psychological desires of our visitors. If this place has any other redeeming feature, I don't know what it is.

We're on our way to Greece, in the hands of a confused, foolish government. It's got to stop. It's got to stop.

Macau has been steady. The shocking, unexpected government is the one in Washington.

Other people's successes are good news - for them and for you. Good for you because they show you a way to go.

Change is not threatening.

And those of us who have business opportunities and the capital to do it are going to sit in fear of the President. And a lot of people don't want to say that. They'll say, God, don't be attacking Obama. Well, this is Obama's deal and it's Obama that's responsible for this fear in America.

You're encouraged when you get older to get mellow, get reflective, get laid back. I don't understand why. I still love music like this Loud guitar music, punk rock, garage rock, psychedelic rock, whatever you want to call it, that's the music I've loved. I've been playing it for 25 years, now I'm supposed to play granola folk music That doesn't make sense to me.

It's just a shock. He was an amazing guy, a great guy. He and his wife loved life, and embraced all the good things in life.

Who wants to know Like it's any of your business.... so I happen to like art work.... don't expect me to show you my magic marker collection, either.... they are for me and my special time with my Mickey Mouse ears And some of the chicks, of course... but just the ones that I really trust, the ones that like to wear Mickey Mouse ears.... you know what I mean

Let a real sun shine inside and burn away our sins Fear not the actual time of day

Washington is unpredictable these days.

No one has any idea what's next... the uncertainty of the business climate in America is frightening, frightening to everybody, and it's delaying the recovery.

It's great to go out walking and have the whole world happen around you. I think I've written my last song from the inside of my car.

I support Democrats and Republicans. And I'm telling you that the business community in this company is frightened to death of the weird political philosophy of the President of the United States. And until he's gone, everybody's going to be sitting on their thumbs.

You watch television and see what's going on on this debt ceiling issue. And what I consider to be a total lack of leadership from the President and nothing's going to get fixed until the President himself steps up and wrangles both parties in Congress.

He seems to define himself all the time by saying 'better than Steve Wynn,' or 'better than the Mirage.' We, at first, were amused by this and ignored him.

This office is smaller than the last one I had. I'm not trying to impress people. I want to be close to them.

The guy keeps making speeches about redistribution and maybe we ought to do something to businesses that don't invest, their holding too much money. We haven't heard that kind of talk except from pure socialists. Everybody's afraid of the government and there's no need soft peddling it, it's the truth. It is the truth.

The most impressive person I've ever met? Elaine Wynn is no slouch. She's a much better person than me. But I've got her. Finders keepers, losers weepers. And it's been forty-seven years.

If Pennsylvania decided to give the tourist industry in the state a shot in the arm to build nice destination resorts, I would love to be in Pennsylvania. But right now, it's not where someone can justify a large investment. It's pretty tough to do with a 54 percent tax rate.

Because of our current focus in Macau, our Board of Directors decided that any decision we make must enhance the vitality and future of Macau. Making it possible for PBL to enter was a positive and dynamic step toward upgrading and expanding the quality of investment in Macau. What's good for Macau is good for Wynn Resorts. This transaction was appealing from a financial perspective and most importantly sets the stage for other activities done in conjunction with PBL in Asia and around the world.

I believe in Las Vegas. I think its best days are ahead of it. But I'm afraid to do anything in the current political environment in the United States.

Government has never increased the standard of living of one single human being in civilization's history. For some reason that simple truth has evaded everybody.

This generation... they have a different attitude. Instead of sitting and watching something, they want to be a part of it - they're very hedonistic and sensual.

Keep it simple. Tell the truth. People can smell the truth.

My father died during open-heart surgery on March 29 of my senior year in college. I was getting set to go to law school. I remember sitting in the waiting room when the doctor walked in. I said to myself, The worst possible thing just happened. What will you do?