When I worked in the White House for President Carter, we tried to do comprehensive tax reform and we made some progress, and other presidents have a….

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 view mysel….

I really hope that the philanthropy movement is seen not just as wealthy people giving money away but wealthy people giving away their time, their en….

I regard food as fuel. I am not a brunch person..

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 ….

People used to think that private equity was basically just a compensation scheme, but it is much more about making companies more efficient..

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..

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 money thing. I now d….

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..

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….

I realised how rich I had become and I asked myself, 'Do I really want to be the richest person in the cemetery?.

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..

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, educat….

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 ad….

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 ….

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 ….

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 succe….

My work life is intense. But I love what I do..

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….

Sometimes the best decisions in life are on the spur of the moment. So I generally try to do what I think is right. And sometimes I make mistakes..

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….