You can only do three things with your money. You can spend it. You can invest it. Or you can give it away. And if you invest it, you're really just getting more money to give away or buy something.… — David Rubenstein Copy Share Image
When I worked in the White House for President Carter, we tried to do comprehensive tax reform and we made some progress, and other… — David Rubenstein Copy Share Image
Anybody who gives away money is mostly looking at things where they think they can make a difference. I'm trying to help people who… — David Rubenstein Copy Share Image
Persist - don't take no for an answer. If you're happy to sit at your desk and not take any risk, you'll be sitting… — David Rubenstein Copy Share Image
All I'm doing is I'm filling out my tax returns - or my accountants are, and I'm paying whatever I'm supposed to pay, though… — David Rubenstein Copy Share Image
Moneymaking was never anything to me. I was happy never making money; I just was happy doing things I liked. But I fell into… — David Rubenstein Copy Share Image
What do most people say on their deathbed? They don't say, 'I wish I'd made more money.' What they say is, 'I wish I'd… — David Rubenstein Copy Share Image
I'm on a lot of nonprofit boards, but if I didn't enjoy it I wouldn't do it. I haven't yet done anything that's transformational… — David Rubenstein Copy Share Image
Do not always say no. If satisfied with the seat in place and not reckless, the next 20 years you will still sit there alone — David Rubenstein Copy Share Image
I really hope that the philanthropy movement is seen not just as wealthy people giving money away but wealthy people giving away their time,… — David Rubenstein Copy Share Image
For me, few things are more compelling than watching a great opera. — David Rubenstein Copy Share Image
The world is a complicated place, and there's a lot of division between people. The performing arts tend to unify people in a way… — David Rubenstein Copy Share Image
It's clear to me when you do private equity well, you're making companies more efficient and helping them grow and become more profitable. That… — David Rubenstein Copy Share Image
I realised how rich I had become and I asked myself, 'Do I really want to be the richest person in the cemetery? — David Rubenstein Copy Share Image
Sometimes the best decisions in life are on the spur of the moment. So I generally try to do what I think is right.… — David Rubenstein Copy Share Image
I don't really try to get involved politically by giving money to politicians or by saying I'm a Democrat or Republican. Right now, I… — David Rubenstein Copy Share Image
