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

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…

- David Rubenstein

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.

- David Rubenstein

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…

- David Rubenstein

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 …

- 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 the money thing. I now d…

- 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, their en…

- David Rubenstein

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

- David Rubenstein

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…

- David Rubenstein