Barbarians at the Gate

Some snipplets from the really good book "Barbarians at the Gate"

"What we've did is the best thing, not the right thing; Its the smart business thing to do"

"He wanted to shout "you bastards!" but held the tongue. He had always told his partners that once you lose your temper, you lose the deal"

"We are not comparable. When I started this business years ago, I said I wanted to be the best. I dont care about being the biggest. If you think the biggest is the best, go away. You belong with Kravis. Our returns are three and four times the returns they lie about getting."

"There is no deal with those guys. That was something we had to do. It had to be done and now we're finished. We need your help. We'd like to work with you."