If you have something at risk, you think differently.

- Henry Kravis

If you build that foundation, both the moral and the ethical foundation, as well as the business foundation, and the experience foundation, then the …

- Henry Kravis

You only have one thing to sell in life, and that's yourself.

- Henry Kravis

To understand KKR, I always like to say, don't congratulate us when we buy a company. Any fool can buy a company. Congratulate us when we sell it and…

- Henry Kravis

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 ou…

- Henry Kravis

I love the ability to work with very good managers, and to provide the right incentives for them, and truly become a partner with that management, an…

- Henry Kravis

Whales who come up and spout off get harpooned.

- Henry Kravis

It's one of the most important things at the end of the day, being able to say no to an investment.

- Henry Kravis

A real entrepreneur is somebody who has no safety net underneath them.

- Henry Kravis