Community Quote 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…

— David Rubenstein

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

For me, few things are more compelling than watching a great opera.

— 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…

— 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…

— David Rubenstein

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