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Philanthropy is activism.
A real collector does not sell.
I'd rather be respected than loved.
You always learn lessons in business.
Collecting is more than just buying objects.
I've got a big ego, I admit it; I'm ego-driven.
I'm naturally curious, and I read four newspapers a day.
People would rather have art or gold instead of paper money.
Ideas, more than money, are really the currency for success.
Art evokes emotion. It doesn't have to be a thing of beauty.
It's hard to explain your emotions when you see a work of art.
I think the opera is one of the great cultural jewels of Los Angeles.
The unions no longer control the education agenda of the Democratic Party.
No one ever made a million bucks by being cautious or timid or reasonable.
I never stay anywhere — parties , museums, meetings — longer than 3 hours.
I don't see myself as a great discoverer of artists, like Charles Saatchi.
I don't want to be in the film business. I'm not even sure it's a business.
I never stay anywhere - parties, museums, meetings - longer than three hours.
I have always believed that every great city in history needs a vibrant center.
I could live anywhere in the world I want. But Los Angeles is the place to live.
Any city in America would like to get a museum built if they didn't have to pay for it.
If someone can't give me a good reason why you can't do something, I find a way to do it.
School district policies and practices have not kept pace with student and teacher needs.
The inability to delegate is one of the biggest problems I see with managers at all levels.
I'd be bored to death if I spent all my time with other businesspeople, bankers and lawyers.
In America, what you've accomplished financially is a measurement, whether you like it or not.
Every artist is unreasonable, because he or she is doing something that hasn't been done before.
Anything I do, I spend a lot of time. I do it with passion and intensity. I want to be in charge.
You can have great teachers, but if you don't have a good principal, you won't have a good school.
Artists rarely do the same thing over and over again. Art is about the new, doing things in a new way.
Collectors become obsessive and then addicted. You become addicted to art and you can't live without it.
Time is the most valuable thing you have - and I'm not just talking about the minutes for which you're paid.
Teach For America provides one of the most critical pipelines for bringing new talent into public education.
If people want to criticize me because it sells papers, that's fine. I just don't like it when it's inaccurate.
The first thing I started collecting was stamps. Until I started discovering girls. That was the end of stamps.
There were periods when the art market got overheated, but there is no reason it should appreciate dramatically.
Twombly, frankly, was an acquired taste. I was not in love with Twombly the first time I saw one of his paintings.
Civilizations are not remembered by their business people, their bankers or lawyers. They're remembered by the arts.
It's critical that states improve how teachers are trained, recruited, evaluated, compensated, advanced, and retained.
I think over any period of time, especially if you don't use leverage, it is difficult to continually beat the S&P 500.
I learned to embrace risk, as long as it was well thought out and, in a worst-case scenario, I'd still land on my feet.
Contemporary art challenges us.. it broadens our horizons. It asks us to think beyond the limits of conventional wisdom.
What artists think about the world is often different from how we businessmen see it, and I find that an enriching experience.
The best move you can make in negotiation is to think of an incentive the other person hasn't even thought of - and then meet it.
Research – and using what you learn from it to analyze every situation – is what separates being unreasonable from being irrational.
Without a doubt, stem cell research will lead to the dramatic improvement in the human condition and will benefit millions of people.
I've never been one who enjoys maintaining the status quo. I'm always pushing for new ideas, whether it's in business or philanthropy.
I'm strong-willed. Architects are strong-willed. You get the best results with a strong client and a strong architect working together.
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.
I can imagine no more important contribution to our country's future than a long-term commitment to improving urban K-12 public schools.