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" Every artist is unreasonable, because he or she is doing something that hasn't been done before. "

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" I've become convinced that Los Angeles is going to become the next contemporary art capital - no other city has more contemporary gallery space than Los Angeles. We've come into our own, finally. "

" Someone once told me I'm a sore winner, and they're right. I rarely take more than a moment to enjoy a success before I'm moving on and looking for the next challenge. "

" In America, what you've accomplished financially is a measurement, whether you like it or not. "

" I never play golf because it takes too long, and the business connections it produces can be made just as easily over an early breakfast. "

" If you ask why I do what I do - I want to make a difference. I don't just want to maintain the status quo. I want to help people, to work with institutions or create ones when they don't exist. "

Make A Difference

" Los Angeles is one of the four cultural capitals of the world, but we don't attract as many cultural tourists as New York, London or Paris. I want to change that. "

" As the son of a union activist and a lifelong Democrat, I've always thought that privatizing our public schools is not the answer. We must strengthen public schools. "

" 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 can succeed. "

" I don't think it makes any sense for an individual to invest in common stocks unless they know the company, work at the company, and so on. "

" I'd be bored to death if I spent all my time with other businesspeople, bankers and lawyers. "

" You always learn lessons in business. "

" People think it's strange how briskly I move through museums. Sure, I could stand in front of each piece and stare at it for a good long time. But that's not me. "

" 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 believe in two things: One, Andrew Carnegie said, 'He who dies with wealth dies in shame.' And someone once said, 'He who gives while he lives also knows where it goes.' "

" I think over any period of time, especially if you don't use leverage, it is difficult to continually beat the S&P 500. "

" The happiest people I've found are in science. These people have three times the IQ - maybe I'm exaggerating. They have a higher IQ than I do. They love what they're doing, they have a good family life, they're satisfied. "

" Time is the most valuable thing you have - and I'm not just talking about the minutes for which you're paid. "

" 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 social views. "

" Artists rarely do the same thing over and over again. Art is about the new, doing things in a new way. "

" A lot of executives act like their time is worth more than anyone else's. But I always respect an employee who guards his or her time, even from me. "

" Twombly, frankly, was an acquired taste. I was not in love with Twombly the first time I saw one of his paintings. "

" I've got a big ego, I admit it; I'm ego-driven. "

" I'm strong-willed. Architects are strong-willed. You get the best results with a strong client and a strong architect working together. "

Working Together

" The unions no longer control the education agenda of the Democratic Party. "

" Without a doubt, stem cell research will lead to the dramatic improvement in the human condition and will benefit millions of people. "

" Teach For America provides one of the most critical pipelines for bringing new talent into public education. "

" You can have great teachers, but if you don't have a good principal, you won't have a good school. "

" I think the opera is one of the great cultural jewels of Los Angeles. "

" The biggest barrier we've seen to student progress is this: School policies and practices often prevent good teachers from doing great work and even dissuade some talented Americans from entering the profession. This needs to change. "

" You don't support politicians in their elections if whoever's seeking money only has a goal to stay in office or get in office. You have to pick the people who are going to do the best job. "