David Tepper Quotes & Sayings

When we started Appaloosa, we were going to name it Pegasus because everyone was using Greek names. We filed the name. We paid $300, and they said you cannot use it because it is taken. Pegasus Funds. Then we said Pegasus is kind of a horse. We did not want to be the Unicorn Fund. So we pulled out a horse book. — David Tepper

The key is to wait. Sometimes the hardest thing to do is to do nothing. — David Tepper

There is a time to make money and a time to not lose money. — David Tepper

I was never afraid to go back to Pittsburgh and work in the steel mills. — David Tepper

I think when it comes to decisions, I try not to be emotional. To drown out the noise and look at the important facts. — David Tepper

I could buy an island. I could buy a private jet - but I have NetJets. — David Tepper

I left Goldman Sachs. I was thinking about going to another Wall Street place. I didn't want to do that. That was crazy. After you work on Wall Street, it's a choice: would you rather work at McDonald's or on the sell side? I would choose McDonald's over the sell side. — David Tepper

It's our contention that equity may be in the money, depending on where the liabilities lie. — David Tepper

I am the animal at the head of the pack. ... I either get eaten, or I get the good grass. — David Tepper

I'm just a regular upper-middle-class guy who happens to be a billionaire. — David Tepper

GM will do what's best for GM, and Delphi should do what's good for them. — David Tepper