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 giving away a large amount of the money and that probably lowers my tax rate because I'm giving away so much money. But change the law, but don't blame me for the law. I'm not writing the law. I didn't write the law.
David RubensteinDo 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 RubensteinI'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 RubensteinPeople used to think that private equity was basically just a compensation scheme, but it is much more about making companies more efficient.
David Rubenstein