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

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" Charity is just writing checks and not being engaged. Philanthropy, to me, is being engaged, not only with your resources but getting people and yourself really involved and doing things that haven't been done before. "

" 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. "

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

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" It's hard to explain your emotions when you see a work of art. "

" I'd rather be respected than loved. "

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

" Most museums - with all their burdens to pay for exhibitions, administration, and security - really don't have any money really to acquire art, with few exceptions. "

" To me, unconventional thinking is approaching a problem and asking, 'Why not? Why can't something be done?' If someone can't give me a good reason why you can't do something, I find a way to do it. "

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

" 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. "

" I never stay anywhere - parties, museums, meetings - longer than three hours. "

" 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. "

" Collecting is more than just buying objects. "

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" You always learn lessons in business. "

" 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. "

" For businesses to be successful, they need to constantly ask the question: 'How can we provide value to our customers?' At the end of the day, that is what matters. "

" 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 we want - it's that we're not giving them what they need to help students achieve at high levels. K-12 education in the United States is deeply antiquated. "

" 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 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. "

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

" 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. "

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" Unfortunately, the boards of art institutions tend to be populated with well-meaning supporters of the arts who often lack any business background or appetite for imposing appropriate discipline. "

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