American - Businessman | April 23, 1931 -
People who have money have an obligation. I wouldn't say I'm entitled to tell them what to do with it but to use it wisely.
Chuck Feeney
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I had one idea that never changed in my mind - that you should use your wealth to help people.
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I want the last cheque I write to bounce.
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There are restaurants you can go in and pay $100 a person for a meal. I get as much satisfaction out of paying $25.
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Most large companies structure their affairs so that they minimize their tax payments. As long as you do it within the law, it's OK.
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When you are 81 years old, you don't really need a lot of the trappings of wealth.
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It is logical for a U.S. person to give their money away while they are alive, as the government will take it from you when you die in taxes.
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I was with a special services unit in the Korean war, and when I got out, the biggest thing I got was a GI scholarship.
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I was raised as a Catholic, but I got up to go to church because I thought I'd be hit by a bolt of lightning if I didn't.
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I suppose in the back of my mind I was always one of those guys who had a disdain for money. It had a value if you wanted to buy something, but if you didn't want to buy something, you didn't need it.
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I always tried to live my life as though nothing changed. People would say, 'You can have a Rolls-Royce'. I'd say to that, 'What do I want with a Rolls-Royce when I can have a Volkswagen or a bike?' Some people get carried away with the juice.
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I cannot think of a more personally rewarding and appropriate use of wealth than to give while one is living.
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