Quotes from Carl Icahn

You learn in this business: It you want a friend, get a dog.

Some people get rich studying artificial intelligence. Me, I make money studying natural stupidity.

CEOs are paid for doing a terrible job. If the system wasn't so messed up, guys like me wouldn't make this kind of money.

I can tell you how bad our boards are... I don't have to watch Saturday Night Live anymore; I just go to the board meetings.

A great company in the media business needs visionary leaders, not a conglomerate structure headquartered in Columbus Circle that second guesses.

I'm a cynic about corporate democracy and boards.

I enjoy the hunt much more than the "good life" after the victory.

My wife watches me like a hawk.

I like winning. There's also a certain joy in it. I feel fulfilled by it.

Anyone that makes me a quarter of a billion dollars, I like.

I believe there are and will be major opportunities to enhance Time Warner's value in future combinations.

In 2008, people who invested in hedge funds needed capital badly, but many of the funds would not return their money. However, I gave money back to any investor who requested it. It was the bottom of the market and a pretty tough time.

Don't confuse luck with skill when judging others, and especially when judging yourself.

When you have no one to answer to, vendetta as investment strategy is as legitimate as anything.

In life and business, there are two cardinal sins. The first is to act precipitously without thought and the second is to not act at all.

Don't go in and tell somebody else how to run their business.

You learn in this business.. If you want a friend, get a dog.