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Equity Quotes

Value, ownership, returns.

These equity quotes move between finance and branding, covering how private equity has historically served wealthy investors and, elsewhere, how a company's About page benefits from strong brand equity built on consumer trust.

The role of private equity as fiduciaries is certainly to make money.

Quotes by Thomas G. Stemberg

When I started out as an equity analyst, we had no securitization data. We relied on company data.

Quotes by Steve Eisman

Not one criminal charge has ever been brought to any bank executive associated with the 2008 crisis. And in fact, it gets worse. No bonuses and none of their equity was taken.

Quotes by Steve Bannon

America should be about owning a piece of the rock, about letting every worker have equity and share in the returns to capital.

Quotes by Stephen Moore

About Quotes

When I retired from Aetna, I became part of the private equity world. It turned out to be a natural fit.

Quotes by Ron Williams

STG is a combination of a holding company and a private equity model.

Quotes by Romesh Wadhwani

My older son works in finance and private equity, which he loves, and Lucas works in film and theater.

Quotes by Peter Hedges

Private equity has been the purview of super wealthy individuals and institutions.

Quotes by Michael Lee-Chin

In any architecture, there is an equity between the pragmatic function and the symbolic function.

Quotes by Michael Graves

America Quotes

All equity categories, correctly calculated, create near-identical lifelong returns. They just get there via wildly differing paths.

Quotes by Kenneth Fisher

As for the endpoint market, vendors such as McAfee and Symantec hold tremendous brand equity due to their consumer products. This of course translates to brand awareness in the enterprise, too.

Quotes by Ken Xie

Mike Nichols got me my Equity card.

Quotes by Jon Tenney

Personal brand equity erodes much faster than corporate brand equity.

Quotes by John Quelch

I got my Equity card from an audition out of Backstage. We did 'Guys and Dolls' and 'Kismet.'

Quotes by John C. McGinley

Answer Quotes

Commodities tend to zig when the equity markets zag.

Quotes by Jim Rogers

I was five or six when I joined SAG, and Equity I joined when I was nine.

Quotes by Jenna Ushkowitz

The principle of equity first came into evidence in Roman jurisprudence and was derived by analogy from the physical meaning of the word.

Quotes by Herbert Read

Equity capital is expensive. Every time you do a raise, you dilute.

Quotes by Fred Wilson

I delivered lectures, and I was also a consultant for international companies in finance, both private equity and big venture capital funds.

Quotes by Ehud Barak

Any Quotes

Be incredibly, ruthlessly selfish with your equity.

Quotes by Douglas Leone

Frequently Asked Questions

What are equity quotes about?
This page gathers quotes on equity in both its financial senses, covering private equity investing, brand equity in consumer markets, and how different equity categories tend to perform over time.
Why do people search for equity quotes?
People search for equity quotes when writing or thinking about investing, ownership, or brand value, often looking for a concise way to frame how equity works in practice.
What does the quote about equity categories mean?
It argues that once figures are worked out properly, most types of equity end up producing roughly the same returns over a lifetime, even though the paths to get there look very different. The point is about long-run investing outcomes rather than short-term timing.
How does brand equity come up in this collection?
One quote explains that strong consumer brand equity, as seen with well-known security vendors, translates into brand awareness even in enterprise markets, not just retail ones.
Is there a quote about who invests in private equity?
Yes, one line notes that private equity has historically been the purview of super wealthy individuals and institutions, a point about access rather than performance. See the About quotes for related context.

Other lines note that most equity categories, calculated correctly, tend toward similar long-run returns despite very different paths. For adjacent economic reading, see the Answer quotes.