31 Quotes by Thomas Peterffy

I grew up in a socialist country. And I have seen what that does to people. There is no hope, no freedom. No pride in achievement.

I see no point in exchanging something that I understand, know, love and think will have a great future for something else that I know much less about.

I paid $1.9 billion in taxes in my lifetime.

It seems like people don’t learn from the past.

Never bend the rules. You bend the rules a little bit and then it’s a slippery slope.

America’s wealth comes from the efforts of people striving for success. Take away their incentive with badmouthing success and you take away the wealth that helps us take care of the needy.

Yes, in socialism the rich will be poorer – but the poor will also be poorer. People will lose interest in really working hard and creating jobs.

Self-discipline is what separates the winners and the losers.

Socialism and Communism are extremely attractive to a superficial observer. It is not until you get into the details, or actually experience it, that it becomes apparent that it does not work.