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24 quotes by David Rubenstein

David Mark Rubenstein (born August 11, 1949) is an American financier and philanthropist best known as co-founder and co-chief executive officer of The Carlyle Group, a global private equity investment firm based in Washington D.C. He is also currently serving as chairman of the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and chairman of the board of trustees at Duke University, his alma mater. According to the Forbes ranking of the wealthiest people...
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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 else... →

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As the baby boomers like me are retiring and getting ready to retire, they will spend whatever it takes - and they're the wealthiest generation... →

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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 spent... →

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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... →

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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?'

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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 people can rise up from... →

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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 I had been involved in.

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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 intend to give away a lot more.... →

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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 work days.

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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... →

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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 helped me... →

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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.... →

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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.... →

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