William E. Conway, Jr.
William E. Conway, Jr.
William E. "Bill" Conway Jr.is a co-founder of The Carlyle Group...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBusinessman
Date of Birth27 August 1949
CountryUnited States of America
way lean-manufacturing productivity
The most effective way to improve productivity is to eliminate work.
interest maybe next people rewarded trying worried
Generally, I have a strong interest in trying to help people who are maybe not as lucky as I am. I've been well rewarded in this world. I'm more worried about the next one.
home until
Until a person has a home, they are always going to be dependent upon the system.
anybody capital country richest
There is no reason, in the capital city of the richest country in the world, for anybody to be hungry.
guy luckiest penny
I'm the luckiest guy in the world, and I am going to give away every penny before I die.
money
I want to give away the money. I don't want to die with it. I want the money to be used well.
effective finding fortune half people
More effective than giving away half my fortune before I die is finding a way to help people have a good-paying job.
whatever
If I'm going to create 1,000 jobs, or 10,000 jobs, or whatever the number is, wouldn't we all be better off?
everybody million
If everybody who was in the Forbes 400 said they were going to create 10,000 jobs, by my mathematics, that would be 4 million jobs.
people want assets
The assets you want to buy are the ones people have to sell.
cat animal might
No tame animal has lost less of its native dignity or maintained more of its ancient reserve. The domestic cat might rebel tomorrow.