Eli Broad Quotes

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• In high school, I would drive my teachers batty. They would make a statement, and I would say, 'Why is that?' They didn't want to…
• People don't know I've got a deep social conscience. I'm a child of the Depression, born in 1933. My parents were very liberal in their…
• Philanthropy is activism.
• School district policies and practices have not kept pace with student and teacher needs.
• The first dream I had was just to get a college education. I got through college in three years, taking extra classes in summer school.
• The first thing I started collecting was stamps. Until I started discovering girls. That was the end of stamps.
• The inability to delegate is one of the biggest problems I see with managers at all levels.
• There were periods when the art market got overheated, but there is no reason it should appreciate dramatically.
• Without a doubt, stem cell research will lead to the dramatic improvement in the human condition and will benefit millions of people.
• Managers are responsible for setting workplace policies under which teachers can succeed. Managers are responsible for negotiating contracts that create the conditions under which teachers…
• Frankly, I'm not sure how far I would get if I attended public school today. It's not just that public schools aren't producing the results…
• I am old enough to remember when America's K-12 public schools were the best in the world. I am a proud graduate of them, and…
• I believe that a newspaper is a great civic asset and that ownership is best in the hands of foundations or wealthy families that want…
• I can't think of another enterprise other than being a homeowner that can't have its debt restructured in bankruptcy. Corporations can but a homeowner can't?…
• If you have poor management that's not doing the right job, you end up with unions filling the void and... page after page of work…
• Most museums - with all their burdens to pay for exhibitions, administration, and security - really don't have any money really to acquire art, with…
• Museums do not share their collections with other museums unless they get something in exchange. The Metropolitan will deal with the Louvre, but will they…
• My wife was the first art collector in the family, and I didn't become interested until around 1973. The first important artwork we bought was…
• Oprah Winfrey's global influence is unparalleled. Not only has her generosity and firm belief that education is the key to a better life benefited countless…
• School boards are, for the most part ,made up of political wannabes who see a board seat as a stepping stone for political office, or…

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