Quotes by William 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.
• Productivity and the growth of productivity must be the first economic consideration at all times, not the last. That is the source of technological innovation, jobs, and wealth.
• Bad politicians are sent to Washington by good people who don't vote.
• The American citizen must be made aware that today a relatively small group of people is proclaiming its purposes to be the will of the People. That elitist approach to government must be repudiated.
• The nation should have a tax system that looks like someone designed it on purpose.
• Writing checks for charities is necessary and important. But it can't compare with corporal works of mercy, which are infinitely greater.