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" 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

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" 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 send their stuff to Memphis? No. "

" Civilizations are not remembered by their business people, their bankers or lawyers. They're remembered by the arts. "

" 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 women and children around the world, but her example has also inspired millions of people to give back in ways big and small. "

" Collecting is more than just buying objects. "

" 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. "

" It's critical that states improve how teachers are trained, recruited, evaluated, compensated, advanced, and retained. "

" 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. "

" There were periods when the art market got overheated, but there is no reason it should appreciate dramatically. "

" 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. "

" 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 rules and thicker and thicker contracts. "

" Being a Midwesterner, I know that many of the middle-class manufacturing jobs that had been at the heart of our economy are either gone or going, and they're not coming back. "

" School district policies and practices have not kept pace with student and teacher needs. "

" 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 credit much of my success to what I learned in Detroit Public Schools and at Michigan State University. "

" 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. "

" 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 well-meaning parents who represent an ethnic group or geography, or have some other narrow interests. Few people on them understand what governance is about. "

" If people want to criticize me because it sells papers, that's fine. I just don't like it when it's inaccurate. "

" 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. "

" People would rather have art or gold instead of paper money. "

" 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. "

" I have always believed that every great city in history needs a vibrant center. "

" You always learn lessons in business. "

" Art evokes emotion. It doesn't have to be a thing of beauty. "

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" 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. "

" 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

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

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