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" 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. "

Eli Broad

Life

Children

Education

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Yourself

Charity

" 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. "

" The American people frankly have been, over many, many years - to be blunt - fat, dumb and happy. If they want their children to compete with children in India, China or Korea, they better get them a far better education. "

" 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. "

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

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" 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. "

" I don't want to be in the film business. I'm not even sure it's a business. "

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" 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. "

Eli Broad

Think

Stand

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

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

" I believe that a newspaper is a great civic asset and that ownership is best in the hands of foundations or wealthy families that want to own it for reasons other than maximizing profits. I also believe newspapers should remain in local hands. "

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

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Want

" My wife was the first art collector in the family, and I didn't become interested until around 1973. The first important artwork we bought was a Van Gogh drawing of two peasant houses in Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer. "

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

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" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" 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 the democratization of the arts. What do I mean by that? I think museums, with some exceptions, have a responsibility to educate a much broader public. "