Dan Gilbert

“Our goal is a title. With LeBron, we are in 'win now' mode.”

“I'd probably put myself in the top 1% in knowledge of blight in the city of Detroit.”

“I was always trying to get people to fix things that are wrong. Now, it was, 'How do I make things that are going good go better?”

“People want entertainment, a whole night of it, a whole experience.”

“To process and close models in 50 states and 2,000-plus counties with the myriad of, just, tens of thousands of different regulations, customs, vendors - it's a monster. So the only way to do that is with technology. It really is rocket science.”

“You can not only do great things for an urban core by moving your employee base there, you're also going to be a better business.”

“I think that when we strip people down, most of us want the same things. People just have very different views of how to get there.”

“Some borrowers are pretty damn good at fraud.”

“It's time for people to hold these athletes accountable for their actions.”

“It's all about connectivity - not just technical connectivity but geographic connectivity. That's what makes a city go.”

“Head coaching options are limited.”

“I believe in our players, our coaching staff, and our entire franchise.”

“From LeBron's standpoint, if a guy like Kyrie walks away - that creates doubt. But Kyrie committed right away, and that's a major statement about his faith in us.”

“Danny Ferry did a very good job when he was here and put the franchise up to a certain level, as did Mike Brown, and his contract had ended after five years, and, ultimately, both sides decided they wanted to do other things. No hard feelings at all there.”

“The efficiency, credibility, and liquidity of the financial markets have been foundational to the largest economy in the world.”

“When we grew up, we wanted to do two things: to own a sports team and a casino.”

“There's nothing better than people talking to each other, sharing best practices, and opening up communications.”

“Some people think they should go to Heaven but not have to die to get there. Sorry, but that's simply not how it works.”

“We like scalable companies that we think we can grow - because of our expertise, operational is consumer-facing. For the most part, consumer-facing, technology-driven process, driven sometimes if they're call center or into the sales type of stuff associated with it.”

“Our entire franchise has done everything in its power to put all of our players and its coaching staff in the best possible position to execute when it counts. And to deliver to the highly supportive fans of Cleveland a proud, intense, impassioned, all-out drive to achieve a championship.”