Steve Wynn

“I'm a job creator.”

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

“I'm not a daredevil. I don't fly without a safety net.”

“I've never had difficulty dominating any market I've been in.”

“We recruit our people for personality. We look for the people person, with innate warmth, sweetness, and intelligence. These are the people who are sending your message out to the customers and potential customers, so we recruit for personality first and foremost.”

“I'm killing two birds at once, so to speak. Animal-based food kills people. This way, by going vegan... we get healthy and save animals. I'm being selfish, too, because if I can get my employees healthier, we cut down on sick days and gain more productivity.”

“I think, generally, the folks from mainland China have more positive feelings about the government here in many cases than the average Americans feel about their government.”

“Casino gambling is colorful and dramatic and theatrical.”

“The minute you do any layoffs, you might as well lay off the whole joint because everybody forgets about the customer and worries about their job security.”

“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.”

“Nevada Energy doesn't lose money. The gaming industry loses money. It employs all the people. It pays all the taxes. And if you take the P&L, the profit and loss, of the hotels in Las Vegas and Reno, it is a number that is minus, not plus, minus.”

“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.”

“Our government is printing money, and it's degrading the living standard of every person in America. It's the cause of frustration, anger, and confusion.”

“The pent-up demand for the good life in China is extraordinary.”

“It's very difficult for the middle class in America to keep up because of the inflationary pressure and the devaluation of the dollar.”

“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.”

“I can't stand the idea of being demagogued: that is, put down by a president who has never created any jobs and who doesn't even understand how the economy works.”

“I don't play computer games. What I do is yell at my secretary and say, 'Go on the Internet, and find this or that.'”

“'Le Reve' may be one of the three best pictures Pablo Picasso ever painted.”

“It's very difficult to explain to a normal working citizen the implications of what $18 trillion in debt means and what it means when the Federal Reserve buys the U.S. Treasury bonds to finance our loss every month.”