Quotes from Dan Gilbert

I was always trying to get people to fix things that are wrong. Now, it was, 'How do I make things that are going good go better?

The efficiency, credibility, and liquidity of the financial markets have been foundational to the largest economy in the world.

As a franchise, we don't have any different expectations than anyone else.

Some borrowers are pretty damn good at fraud.

Urban renewal always happens as a symphony of events, and part of the symphony is innovative, optimistic developers with the ability and willingness to transform historic properties.

Our goal is a title. With LeBron, we are in 'win now' mode.

The first thing is to hang on to everybody who is talented, who is entrepreneurial, who wants to make an impact and a change and start attracting ones.

People my age, we would hear from our parents and grandparents who were raised in Detroit about how great this city was from 1900 to the '60s.

Ironically, the original Detroit Stock Exchange once sat less than a thousand feet from StockX headquarters here in downtown Detroit. It is only fitting that we are going to build the next iteration of the world's most efficient market invention almost in the same spot.

People have things that happen between them. I certainly don't keep grudges.

When there were first rumors of us going after LeBron, some fans wondered how we could do that after all that happened. But after the 'Sports Illustrated' letter, every fan is thrilled to have him back. That was so heartfelt.

Some people think they should go to Heaven but not have to die to get there. Sorry, but that's simply not how it works.

I'm still focused on the flagship businesses: Quicken Loans and RockBridge, the title company, and some of the board stuff in the gaming.

We are driven to win a title. We want to see that day when everyone celebrates because we finally brought a title home to Northeast Ohio. It's what we want, what LeBron wants, what all of us want.

On this planet, there is no perfection. If you chose to end relationships because of one mistake, you're going to be alone.

It's time for people to hold these athletes accountable for their actions.

You can't fight the fact that Detroit is a de-industrializing market and it isn't facing dramatic, positive transformation.

People would tell us, 'I love your company, but I want to go to Chicago or Boston or New York.'

Fans will express themselves. We will always have the best security possible, as we always do. And I hope that Cleveland and the fans, you would hope that everybody keeps it to a certain level, because anything you do that crosses the line isn't going to look bad for anybody but the franchise and Cleveland.

In today's world, social media, people get judged so much by the last thing that happened, I almost feel, in a way, young people get to see that not only is it OK to fail - that's the way you get to championship success, whether it's sports or business or life.

Except for a handful of banks that just keep a handful of their loans in portfolio, on their balance sheet, every other loan that's originated in the United States - whether from a bank, mortgage company, mortgage broker - is sold into the secondary market.

Everybody made mistakes for years, but by making them, everybody learned - myself, the franchise, coaches, players, LeBron, everybody.

Danny Ferry did a very good job when he was here and put the franchise up to a certain level, as did Mike Brown, and his contract had ended after five years, and, ultimately, both sides decided they wanted to do other things. No hard feelings at all there.

I think Detroit is where muscle meets brains.