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" We never know what the Street is going to do with the funky trading. "
Steve Wynn
Know
Funky
Never
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" I say don't overreact; cool your jets. Focus on things that you can control: your business, your employees' welfare, your guests, and the quality of the product that you dish up. Do that, keep your chin down, pay attention to business, and the sun will come up tomorrow. That's the way I figure it. "
Steve Wynn
Focus
Business
Cool
" This office is smaller than the last one I had. I'm not trying to impress people. I want to be close to them. "
Steve Wynn
Want
Trying
People
" Macau has been steady. The shocking, unexpected government is the one in Washington. "
Steve Wynn
Been
Unexpected
Washington
" 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.' "
Steve Wynn
Find
Go
Internet
" What we know about the destination resort business is clearly established. But it's all about one thing, and one thing only. All of the razzmatazz and jazz we hear about facilities and everything else doesn't amount to a hill of beans. It's customer experience that determines the longevity and endurance of these enterprises. "
Steve Wynn
Know
Business
Destination
" Keep a strong balance sheet, don't get over-leveraged, and try to protect the security of your employees. "
Steve Wynn
Strong
Employees
Balance
" 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. "
Steve Wynn
Debt
Month
Loss
" 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. "
Steve Wynn
Grow
Up
Glasses
" And those of us who have business opportunities and the capital to do it are going to sit in fear of the President. And a lot of people don't want to say that. They'll say, God, don't be attacking Obama. Well, this is Obama's deal and it's Obama that's responsible for this fear in America. "
Steve Wynn
God
America
Business
" If you don't have a voice that forces you back to basics, you're a dangerous person. Or to put it another way: You're at risk, and the people with you are at risk. I'm not a daredevil. I don't fly without a safety net. "
Steve Wynn
Fly
Risk
Safety
" I went public in 2002 in America, and do you know what Wall Street valued my concession in Macau at? Zero. "
Steve Wynn
America
Zero
You
" I've never had difficulty dominating any market I've been in. "
Steve Wynn
Difficulty
Market
Had
" 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. "
Steve Wynn
Economy
Down
Stand
" This generation... they have a different attitude. Instead of sitting and watching something, they want to be a part of it - they're very hedonistic and sensual. "
Steve Wynn
Attitude
Want
Sitting
" I love being part of the Chinese scene as a businessman. That doesn't mean that there aren't short-term discomforts and adjustments. "
Steve Wynn
Mean
Chinese
Businessman
" Nobody likes being around poor people, especially poor people. "
Steve Wynn
Poor People
Nobody
People
" This is what you need to do in a luxury business: look for people who will like being there every day. "
Steve Wynn
Luxury
Day
Business
" I believe in Las Vegas. I think its best days are ahead of it. But I'm afraid to do anything in the current political environment in the United States. "
Steve Wynn
Political
Best
Vegas
" 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. "
Steve Wynn
Lie
Gratitude
Simple
" Most people I know that are successful have a few things in common that are undeniable: driving ambition, and they have applied that to something they're good at, that they love doing... and they are fun to be around, especially when they're talking about their passion. "
Steve Wynn
People
Ambition
Good
" 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. "
Steve Wynn
Customer
Job
Off
" I don't want any more concentration camps for animals that are cruelly treated, force-fed to fatten themselves up for our consumption. "
Steve Wynn
Up
More
Animals
" I thrive in competitive environments. I've never been in a monopoly. "
Steve Wynn
Thrive
Never
Monopoly
" Managing China is a daunting task, and they've got smart people doing it. "
Steve Wynn
Doing
People
Task
" Casino gambling is colorful and dramatic and theatrical. "
Steve Wynn
Dramatic
Gambling
Colorful
" People that create jobs create tax payers, which benefits society as a whole. "
Steve Wynn
Create
Society
Benefits
" 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. "
Steve Wynn
Colleagues
Run
Organization
" The government of Macau, of China, has been empirical and pragmatic and has brought hundreds of millions of people out of poverty, a feat unequaled in the history of civilization in any country. "
Steve Wynn
Government
Poverty
People
" Keep it simple. Tell the truth. People can smell the truth. "
Steve Wynn
Simple
Truth
Keep
" When you hear a politician say 'fair share,' you are talking about hypocritical political propaganda. You are not talking about an intelligent discussion of who is paying what and who isn't paying taxes. "
Steve Wynn
Discussion
Political
Say