"In my lifetime I have broken every law that was ever made by both man and God", he said, "If either had made any more, I should very cheerfully have broken them also."

“I love picking people. I started Blackstone, and we had no people, and now we have with our portfolio companies about 750,000 people all over the world. Everybody who is at a senior level has ultimately been picked by me.”

“I love football so when I finish playing I would like to still be involved in it somehow and a manager would be my first choice.”

“I'm an anti-industrial kind of guy.”

“The trouble with being a ghostwriter or artist is that you must remain rather anonymously without credit. If one wants the credit, one has to cease being a ghost and become a leader or innovator.”

“There are several states where you can get married. But I think I can say without fear of contradiction, 'Paradise awaits.' We'll be happy to welcome you. And if you do get married in another state, think about honeymooning in Hawaii.”

Source : "Hawaii Gov. Neil Abercrombie On Gay Marriage, ENDA And Lesbian State Rep Who Voted Against Marriage Equality" by Michelangelo Signorile, www.huffingtonpost.com. November 16, 2013.

“You cannot teach a bird to fly, only how to let go his branch and begin to fall.”

“Then let us go and be terrible.”

“It seems like Satan has thrown the DH into our game.”