I had an extremely boring time doing 20 to 30 trades a day while everyone was talking about baseball or basketball. So I stood there fantasizing about a device that could do the same thing I was doing.
- Thomas Peterffy
Doing, Everyone, Same Thing, Trades
Never bend the rules. You bend the rules a little bit and then it's a slippery slope.
- Thomas Peterffy
Never, Bend, Slippery Slope, Slope
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.
- Thomas Peterffy
Will, Yes, Poorer, Working Hard
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.
- Thomas Peterffy
Love, Think, Will, No Point
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.
- Thomas Peterffy
Hope, Country, Socialist, No Hope
My charitable donations go to educational efforts, such as Teach for America, Vanderbilt University, Berkshire School.
- Thomas Peterffy
Educational, Donations, Charitable
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.
- Thomas Peterffy
Wealth, Striving, Away, Incentive
The rich support the poor primarily via taxes.
- Thomas Peterffy
Rich, Poor, Taxes, Via
I paid $1.9 billion in taxes in my lifetime.
- Thomas Peterffy
Lifetime, Taxes, Paid, Billion
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