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. How many things can you buy? So I don't really think there's a lot of choices. David Rubenstein buychoicegive share on social
I regard food as fuel. I am not a brunch person. David Rubenstein brunchfoodfuel Change image and share on social
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 does. David Rubenstein artcomplicatedivision Change image and share on social
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 more time with my family and done more for society or my community.' David Rubenstein communitydeathbedfamily Change image and share on social
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 philanthropy. But I hope at some point to target two or three causes or organizations and really make transformational gifts. David Rubenstein boardenjoygift share on social
Probably in 2035 we will pass that mantle on to China. It will be the biggest economy in the world, and it will go way past us and way past India. Given the growth, the size, the opportunities, I don't think there's any other place in the world that can match it. David Rubenstein bigchinaeconomy share on social
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. David Rubenstein changefairlaw Change image and share on social
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 the administration is quite open and accessible. David Rubenstein accessibleadministrationbusiness Change image and share on social
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 askcemeteryperson Change image and share on social
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 letters telling me they could not have afforded to go to college without the scholarship and money I've given them. David Rubenstein affordcollegecolumbia share on social
