40 Quotes by William E. Simon

Infinitely more important than sharing one’s material wealth is sharing the wealth of ourselves-our time and energy, our passion and commitment, and, above all, our love.

If you really want to help the poor, help the rich. They’re the ones who will invest, build more factories, create more jobs.

Writing checks for charities is necessary and important. But it can’t compare with corporal works of mercy, which are infinitely greater.

We only have politicians who are concerned with being reelected.

While Pop lived his life in comfort, he was always generous to the less fortunate.

Trading demands total concentration and the ability to do several things at once while instantly recalling trading prices from the day, or week, before.

Everybody in this society that has been lurching toward socialism and collectivism for 40 years has their hand out. And the propensity of Congress is to spend, spend, elect, elect. That hasn't changed, and it isn't going to change for a long time.

A tax cut would most certainly be my first choice rather than an increase in federal spending. Those who advocate that fail to see that spending not only continues in subsequent years, but it grows and grows.

Dad was high society, a big man in town, a 'Who's Who' in New jersey.