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" I could live anywhere in the world I want. But Los Angeles is the place to live. "
Eli Broad
Place
Los Angeles
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" It's critical that states improve how teachers are trained, recruited, evaluated, compensated, advanced, and retained. "
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" I have always believed that every great city in history needs a vibrant center. "
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" 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. "
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" Civilizations are not remembered by their business people, their bankers or lawyers. They're remembered by the arts. "
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" 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? Now with securitization the homeowner can't go to the owner of the loan and work things out. "
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