Steve Wynn

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.

I think, generally, the folks from mainland China have more positive feelings about the government here in many cases than the average Americans feel about their government.

The greatest thing that ever happened to me in my life was being allowed to do business in Macau and in China. I love it here. It has been the greatest single event in my commercial career. Period.

In business or in life, focus on the things over which you do have some control. And don't fret about all the other problems. Most of the time, they don't come true anyway!

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.

Change is not threatening.

I had an excellent Ivy League education, and it gave me a long view of things.

Keep a strong balance sheet, don't get over-leveraged, and try to protect the security of your employees.

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.

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.'

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.

Posturing is counterproductive. Posturing only works if things are screwed up.