Martin Shkreli Quotes

Who else is putting seven figures down for unreleased rap tracks?

Invariably, when people read the headline about Martin Shkreli, they hate Martin Shkreli. When they get to know Martin Shkreli, they love Martin Shkreli.

I did sleep on the floor of my office sometimes. I didn’t brush my teeth as often as I should have. I think my hygiene has improved quite a bit.

My investors expect me to maximize profits.

Most of the drug CEOs I know, they’re not themselves – they’re what people want them to be. It’s pretty obvious of the different drug executives. They’re old white men, very buttoned up. They’re appropriate, so to speak. I’m a little bit more irreverent, and I’m not going to change just because I have this job.

The key word in profiteering is profit.

I always wanted to start a public company and make a lot of money.

My shareholders expect me to make the most profit. That’s the ugly, dirty truth.

I don’t mean to be presumptuous, but I liken myself to the robber barons.

There are some people who have a low tolerance for criticism. I’m not one of those people.

I’d like to focus on my life on creating new medicines for people who are suffering from rare disease.

I have this fringe theory that I’ve sort of stress-tested a little bit – the more polarising and popular a case is, the more likely an acquittal.

Politicians love to beat up on guys that are seen to be public enemies, if you will. That’s a great way to get elected.

I do have what I believe to be a two-CD, authentic, ‘Carter V’ final product mixed down. Nobody knows what ‘Tha Carter V’ is. In fact, nobody can say until Lil Wayne says, ‘This is ‘Tha Carter V.”

If you have a drug that is $100 for one course of therapy, and you know that you can charge $100,000, what should shareholders think when you say, ‘I’d rather not take the heat’?

Blame me for capitalism. Blame me for EpiPen.

Politics are well past logic. It’s entertainment.

I think Trump’s going to make it easier to be a drug company in America.