Kyle Bass

J. Kyle Bass (born September 7, 1969) is the founder and principal of Hayman Capital Management, L.P., a Dallas-based Hedge fund. Bass became well-known after successfully predicting and benefitting from the subprime mortgage crisis by purchasing credit default swaps on subprime securities issued by various investment banks (similar to shorting the bonds).

Quotes

• Buying gold is just buying a put against the idiocy of the political cycle. It's that simple.
  • BBC HARDTalk interview, 15 November 2011.

• You can't hate the mirror because you're ugly.
  • BBC HARDTalk interview, 15 November 2011.

• Capitalism without bankruptcy is like Christianity without Hell.
  • BBC HARDTalk interview, 15 November 2011.

• They put lipstick on the pig to try to sell it to somebody that didn't know what they were buying.
  • CNBC House of Cards interview, 2009.

• As we walked out of that room, he put his arm around me and said 'That's a very compelling presentation, and God, we hope you're wrong.
  • CNBC House of Cards interview, 2009.