I'd argue that while no doubt mistakes have been made, including by us and KKR, many have misunderstood (or greatly simplified) the model. They have overlooked how value is created -- and for whom.
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Henry R. Kravis
Financier; co-founder of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.
United States
Business and finance
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I'm the kind of man who, even if the glass is only half full, doesn't lament but goes to fill up the rest.
today, I'm a very happy man, not because of financial success, but because of the people in my life.
I don’t like those people that only want to be nice to people that they consider their equal or above them as far as maybe they’ve got money or something like that.
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