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I'm a competitive type of person, whether it's playing a game of basketball or playing business games.

~Chuck Feeney

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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

Topics: Entitled Money Obligation People Say Tell Them Use Who Wisely

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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.

~Chuck Feeney

Topics: Affairs Companies Large Law Long Minimize Most Ok Payments Structure Tax Within You

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I became convinced that there was greater satisfaction from giving my money away and seeing something come out of the ground, like a hospital or a university.

~Chuck Feeney

Topics: Away Became Come Convinced Giving Greater Ground Hospital Like Money Out Satisfaction Seeing Something University

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When you are 81 years old, you don't really need a lot of the trappings of wealth.

~Chuck Feeney

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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.

~Chuck Feeney

Topics: Alive Away Die Give Government Logical Money Person Take Taxes While Will You

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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.

~Chuck Feeney

Topics: Biggest Biggest Thing Got Korean Korean War Out Scholarship Services Special Thing Unit War

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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.

~Chuck Feeney

Topics: Because Bolt Catholic Church Go Got Hit Lightning Raised Thought Up I Was Raised

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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.

~Chuck Feeney

Topics: Always Back Buy Disdain Guys Had Mind Money Need Something Suppose Those Value Want Wanted Who You

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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.

~Chuck Feeney

Topics: Always Away Bike Carried Changed Get Juice Life Live My Life Nothing People Say Some Some People Though Tried Want Would You I Can

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Businessman

Born: April 23rd, 1931

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