Steve Wynn

“I had an excellent Ivy League education, and it gave me a long view of things.”

“I went public in 2002 in America, and do you know what Wall Street valued my concession in Macau at? Zero.”

“I always wanted to meet Nelson Mandela, and I have friends who knew him, but I didn't get to meet Mandela. I always thought he was a spectacular character.”

“You watch television and see what's going on on this debt ceiling issue. And what I consider to be a total lack of leadership from the President and nothing's going to get fixed until the President himself steps up and wrangles both parties in Congress.”

“People that create jobs create tax payers, which benefits society as a whole.”

“Donald calls me and asks me what I think. Very often I will answer him, but Donald Trump is his own adviser. He is his own campaign manager.”

“I've become an animal rights activist.”

“Guys like me are job creators, and we don't like having a bulls-eye painted on our back.”

“What excites me the most is working on new projects.”

“This office is smaller than the last one I had. I'm not trying to impress people. I want to be close to them.”

“Posturing is counterproductive. Posturing only works if things are screwed up.”

“We have nothing but gratitude for the opportunity we have had here, and any other response would be ridiculous, irresponsible and a lie. It is that simple. I owe China; China doesn't owe me.”

“Macau has been steady. The shocking, unexpected government is the one in Washington.”

“I don't want any more concentration camps for animals that are cruelly treated, force-fed to fatten themselves up for our consumption.”

“My organization, my colleagues and I, are paid to run hotels in good times and fair times. We're professionals. That's what we do. I don't give a damn about the short-term market implications.”

“Did we not all grow up saying we had to have four glasses of whole milk a day for healthy bones? It's ridiculous. It's liquid cholesterol.”

“Washington is unpredictable these days.”

“You can't discuss Macau in any logical conversation. It will distort any reality.”

“Remember that the Communist Party is a meritocracy in China.”

“You need to build a place that is a touristic destination that brings in people from outside the region.”