All David Rubenstein Quotes
- 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 at… Answer
- 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 nothing… Art
- 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 in… Boards
- For me, few things are more compelling than watching a great opera. Compelling
- I am involved in a lot of nonprofits. And when I reached the ripe old age of 60, I wanted to provide leadership to some… Age
- I realised how rich I had become and I asked myself, 'Do I really want to be the richest person in the cemetery? Asked
- I regard food as fuel. I am not a brunch person. Brunch
- I'm blessed by the fact I only need five hours of sleep on a daily basis. I do tend to regard Saturday and Sunday as… Bases
- My work life is intense. But I love what I do. Inspirational
- People used to think that private equity was basically just a compensation scheme, but it is much more about making companies more efficient. Companies
- 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 I'm… Accountants
- 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 helped… Anybody
- 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 just… American
- I give away about 50 percent of my income, so my, you know, desire to give back to the country is pretty strong and I… Bill
- 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
- I've given some money to the scholarships in the District of Columbia, to the best students in D.C... many of the students have written me… Afforded
- 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 success… Benefit
- Moneymaking was never anything to me. I was happy never making money; I just was happy doing things I liked. But I fell into the… Bulk
- My father worked in a post office and never made probably more than $8,000 a year as an employee of the post office, so when… Activity
- Obama had reached out to the business community, they just haven't liked all of his decisions and some of his rhetoric. But generally, I think… Accessible