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> [I think it's a little unfair for people to say you're not paying your fair share of taxes. I'm paying what I'm supposed to pay. Change the law, and I'll pay what I'm supposed to pay.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-rubenstein/i-think-it-s-a-little-unfair-for-people-to-say-you-re-not-paying-your/)

[David Rubenstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-rubenstein/)

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## More by David Rubenstein

> [When I worked in the White House for President Carter, we tried to do comprehensive tax reform and we made some progress, and other…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-rubenstein/when-i-worked-in-the-white-house-for-president-carter-we-tried-to-do/)

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> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-rubenstein/anybody-who-gives-away-money-is-mostly-looking-at-things-where-they/)

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> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-rubenstein/persist-don-t-take-no-for-an-answer-if-you-re-happy-to-sit-at-your/)

[David Rubenstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-rubenstein/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-rubenstein/all-i-m-doing-is-i-m-filling-out-my-tax-returns-or-my-accountants-are/)

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> [Moneymaking was never anything to me. I was happy never making money; I just was happy doing things I liked. But I fell into…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-rubenstein/moneymaking-was-never-anything-to-me-i-was-happy-never-making-money-i/)

[David Rubenstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-rubenstein/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-rubenstein/what-do-most-people-say-on-their-deathbed-they-don-t-say-i-wish-i-d/)

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> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-rubenstein/i-m-on-a-lot-of-nonprofit-boards-but-if-i-didn-t-enjoy-it-i-wouldn-t/)

[David Rubenstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-rubenstein/)

> [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](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-rubenstein/do-not-always-say-no-if-satisfied-with-the-seat-in-place-and-not/)

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> [I really hope that the philanthropy movement is seen not just as wealthy people giving money away but wealthy people giving away their time,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-rubenstein/i-really-hope-that-the-philanthropy-movement-is-seen-not-just-as/)

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> [For me, few things are more compelling than watching a great opera.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-rubenstein/for-me-few-things-are-more-compelling-than-watching-a-great-opera/)

[David Rubenstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-rubenstein/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-rubenstein/the-world-is-a-complicated-place-and-there-s-a-lot-of-division/)

[David Rubenstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-rubenstein/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-rubenstein/it-s-clear-to-me-when-you-do-private-equity-well-you-re-making/)

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> [I realised how rich I had become and I asked myself, 'Do I really want to be the richest person in the cemetery?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-rubenstein/i-realised-how-rich-i-had-become-and-i-asked-myself-do-i-really-want/)

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> [Sometimes the best decisions in life are on the spur of the moment. So I generally try to do what I think is right.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-rubenstein/sometimes-the-best-decisions-in-life-are-on-the-spur-of-the-moment-so/)

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> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-rubenstein/i-don-t-really-try-to-get-involved-politically-by-giving-money-to/)

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